2 arrested after disabled man tied to wheelchair, left to die in 105-degree heat by Phoenix canal

The Brief

  • Two men face first-degree murder charges after allegedly binding a disabled amputee to his wheelchair and leaving him to die along a Phoenix canal.
  • Prosecutors say Troy Wright and Hector Corrales left 33-year-old Aaron Goodyke in 105-degree heat without water or his necessary insulin.
  • Video showing the victim being tied to a wheelchair with garbage bags was discovered on the phone of a suspect’s mother.

PHOENIX Two men are facing first-degree murder charges after prosecutors say they bound a disabled amputee to his own wheelchair with plastic trash bags and left him to die in 105-degree heat along a south Phoenix canal.

What we know:

Troy Wright and Hector Corrales have been arrested in connection with the June 25 death of 33-year-old Aaron Goodyke. Court proceedings and police records released July 3 reveal a horrific timeline of events where the victim was allegedly overpowered, rolled onto a remote canal bank and abandoned without water, shade or his necessary insulin medication.

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