Coroner identifies man who died nearly two years after assault in Los Angeles

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — The Kern County Coroner’s Office has identified a man who died nearly two years after being assaulted in Los Angeles as 51-year-old Cornelius Desmond Sims of Ridgecrest.

The coroner’s report said on June 27, 2023, at around 11:52 p.m., Sims was assaulted on S Broadway Street, near W 41st Place in Los Angeles.

The report said he died on March 12, 2025, at his home in Ridgecrest…

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