FREMONT, CA — A homeless Fremont man is fighting for his life after another man beat him so badly with a baseball bat that he was left in a coma, according to an East Bay Times report.
Paul Espino, 42, faces an attempted murder charge after being accused of using a bat to beat the man as he rifled through a restaurant dumpster in the 3900 block of Thornton Avenue on the night of Sept. 23, according to the report.
The attack, and a second that authorities haven't been able to link to Espino, left the man unconscious and seriously hurt, according to the report.
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The man was discovered the following morning and taken to a local hospital where he was placed in a coma, according to the report.
A letter written by Espino's father asks the court that he be released on bail, saying he is a man who "works hard, loves his children, values his family, and has people who care deeply about him," according to the report.
Still, Espino remains jailed without bail, according to the report.
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