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.…