Font Size

Sacramento Area Local News

E-mail

Close Window E-mail This Page

Suspect In Lake Natoma Beating Returns To Court

Required fields are marked with an asterisk(*)

Recipient E-mail:*
- Your Name:*
- Your E-mail:*
Add a Message:
Send me a copy of this e-mail.

Type the characters in this picture:*

Click here to refresh with new letters

The information you provide will be used only to send the requested e-mail and will not be used to send any other e-mail communications. Read more in our Privacy Policy

Send E-mail

Print Share +

Oct 17, 2007 9:11 pm US/Pacific

Suspect In Lake Natoma Beating Returns To Court

More Local News

Click to enlarge 1 of 2: Aleksandr Shevchenko, 21, plead not guilty to beating Satender Singh.
Click to enlarge 2 of 2: Satendar Singh (center)
CBS

One of the men accused in the beating death of Satender Singh was in court yesterday.

The the hearing, Aleksandr Shevchenko was told appear back in court next month.

Shevchenko is accused of being part of a group that allegedly used racial and homophobic slurs toward Satender Singh in July at Lake Natoma. A brawl ensued and Singh was severely beaten. He later died from head injuries.

Investigators say Shevchenko didn't throw the punch that killed Singh but contributed to the crime.
____________________________
RELATED:

Loved Ones Remember Man Beaten At Lake Natoma

Man Clings To Life After Brutal Beating
_____________________________
Singh supporters were left asking why the main suspect was not in custody.

"We think there should be more than one defendant up there answering what happened that day to Satender," said Melba Duncan, Satender Singh Justice Coalition.

A second suspect, Andrey Yusik, is believed to have fled to Russia.

You need the latest Flash player to view video content.
Click here to download.

Click here to bypass this detection if you already have the latest Flash Player.