COVENTRY, R.I. (WPRI) — The man accused of beating another man to death at a Coventry assisted living facility more than a decade ago has died, 12 News has learned.
Court documents reveal that the murder charge against 67-year-old Domenic Petrarca was dismissed after he died back in October.
Petrarca was arrested in October 2012 after he bludgeoned Joseph Costa to death at the Summer Villa assisted living facility, where both men were residents, according to authorities…