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Michael J. Sandy

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Michael J. Sandy

Birth
Bellport, Suffolk County, New York, USA
Death
13 Oct 2006 (aged 29)
Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, USA
Burial
East Farmingdale, Suffolk County, New York, USA Add to Map
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The gay man who was brutally beaten and then hit by a car near a popular New York gay cruise spot has died.

Michael Sandy died on Friday after his family removed him from life support, after being attacked in Brooklyn last week.

According to Newsday, the 29-year-old's family decided to remove him from the respirator after observing his birthday last Thursday at the hospital.

The suspects allegedly met Sandy in an Internet chat room for gay men and lured him to the cruise spot Plumb Beach on the pretence of having sex.

Brooklyn district attorneys told Newsday that they may add to the charges facing three men who have been held in connection with the attack.

John Fox, 19, Gary Timmins, 16, and Ilye Shurov, 20, have been charged with assault and attempted robbery, both during the commission of a hate crime.

They have been arraigned and are being held at Rikers Island without bail.

Another suspect, Anthony Fortunato, 20, was questioned and released earlier this week.

The Daily News reports that according to criminal complaints released yesterday, the suspects, all from Sheepshead Bay, jumped Sandy when he arrived at Plumb Beach.

"While there, Shurov dragged Mr. Sandy out of his car, punched Mr. Sandy, and Mr. Sandy then ran onto the Belt Parkway" and was struck by a car, according to the Daily News, quoting from the complaints. "After Sandy had been struck…and was laying on the ground, informants observed Shurov go through his pockets."An interior designer at Ikea, Michael Sandy liked dancing, good conversation, Thai and Indian cuisine, photography, Kung Fu and Mui Thai boxing.
Michael selected a personal quote for his AOL profile : "A real friend is one who walks in when the rest of the world walks out."

Michael Sandy, died from injuries sustained in an anti-gay assault where he was beaten, chased into traffic on a busy freeway, hit by a car, and then dragged off the road and attacked a second time by his assailants.
Police arrived on the scene to discover Sandy's battered body left for dead by the side of the road and his car still idling in the parking
The gay man who was brutally beaten and then hit by a car near a popular New York gay cruise spot has died.

Michael Sandy died on Friday after his family removed him from life support, after being attacked in Brooklyn last week.

According to Newsday, the 29-year-old's family decided to remove him from the respirator after observing his birthday last Thursday at the hospital.

The suspects allegedly met Sandy in an Internet chat room for gay men and lured him to the cruise spot Plumb Beach on the pretence of having sex.

Brooklyn district attorneys told Newsday that they may add to the charges facing three men who have been held in connection with the attack.

John Fox, 19, Gary Timmins, 16, and Ilye Shurov, 20, have been charged with assault and attempted robbery, both during the commission of a hate crime.

They have been arraigned and are being held at Rikers Island without bail.

Another suspect, Anthony Fortunato, 20, was questioned and released earlier this week.

The Daily News reports that according to criminal complaints released yesterday, the suspects, all from Sheepshead Bay, jumped Sandy when he arrived at Plumb Beach.

"While there, Shurov dragged Mr. Sandy out of his car, punched Mr. Sandy, and Mr. Sandy then ran onto the Belt Parkway" and was struck by a car, according to the Daily News, quoting from the complaints. "After Sandy had been struck…and was laying on the ground, informants observed Shurov go through his pockets."An interior designer at Ikea, Michael Sandy liked dancing, good conversation, Thai and Indian cuisine, photography, Kung Fu and Mui Thai boxing.
Michael selected a personal quote for his AOL profile : "A real friend is one who walks in when the rest of the world walks out."

Michael Sandy, died from injuries sustained in an anti-gay assault where he was beaten, chased into traffic on a busy freeway, hit by a car, and then dragged off the road and attacked a second time by his assailants.
Police arrived on the scene to discover Sandy's battered body left for dead by the side of the road and his car still idling in the parking

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  • Added: Sep 8, 2007
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/21447455/michael_j-sandy: accessed ), memorial page for Michael J. Sandy (12 Oct 1977–13 Oct 2006), Find a Grave Memorial ID 21447455, citing Pinelawn Memorial Park and Arboretum, East Farmingdale, Suffolk County, New York, USA; Maintained by Chargrr (contributor 46888877).