Phoenix group home worker accused of taking victim home while he drank on the job

The Brief

  • Nuru Niyonkuru, 36, is accused of adult abuse in connection with the death of a vulnerable man.
  • Niyonkuru worked for a group home and was supposed to take a man to an appointment.
  • Police say Niyonkuru drove the man to his apartment and drank alcohol before leaving the man inside a car.

PHOENIX A worker who was hired to drive a vulnerable man from his group home to an appointment was arrested after police say he got drunk and left the man inside a vehicle. The victim later died at a hospital.

What we know:

The incident happened on April 10 in Phoenix. According to court documents, 36-year-old Nuru Niyonkuru drove the man to his apartment where the victim watched TV while Niyonkuru drank alcohol.

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