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A 60-year-old dad who was beaten for 18 minutes during a sickening robbery on Christmas Day has tragically died from his injuries.
Michael DiCesare, 60, passed away on Sunday from injuries sustained during a brutal attack outside a New York convenience store on Christmas morning.
Rochester police confirmed the attack occurred shortly before 1am on December 25 on the corner of Bay Street and Portland Avenue. According to the heartbroken family, the dad-of-two was out for a walk and stopped for a quick snack when the robbery happened.
Michael was found with devastating injuries and taken to a local hospital, where he remained until the family made the heartbreaking decision to turn off his life support.
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Michael's family revealed the heartbreaking news on Sunday (Facebook)
The dad-of-two was out on a Christmas morning walk (Facebook)'He wasn't supposed to go out like this, he was supposed to see me graduate university and walk me down the aisle, and see my first real career,' the victim's daughter, Amanda, said.
'I'm really going to miss making him laugh and smile, and telling him about my day at work,' Amanda told WHAM. 'My dad was always a very, very stubborn person. So, I know that I can't sit around and feel sorry for myself all day and that he would want me to keep going and not let this weigh me down.'
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The dad was robbed outside a corner shop in New York (ABC 13)Suspects Brucewayne Beaman, 22, and Guy Mustgray II, 33, have been arrested and charged after they were accused of approaching Michael on the street and attempting to rob him.
It is alleged one of the men reportedly displayed a weapon and the other showed 'an edged weapon' that they used to beat the 60-year-old for 18 minutes before taking his possessions from his pockets.
Beaman and Mustgray were arrested on January 31 and charged with attempted second-degree murder, first-degree assault, first-degree robbery, and fourth-degree grand larceny.
"I would assume he was just out for a walk, might've stopped into the convenience store to get something to eat or drink or whatever, and walk home," said Michael's brother David. "So, but just the wrong place at the wrong time."
Michael's daughter, Amanda DiCesare, has been left devastated (ABC 13)Michael he was taken to the hospital with severe traumatic brain injury and needed a breathing tube. 'There was always hope at the beginning and for the first two or three weeks that he would wake up,' said David.
"The more we talked to the doctors, the more that hope faded. We, me, my sister, Mike's wife, Karrie, and her kids decided as a group that what would be best for him would be to just let him go peacefully, instead of trying to keep him on life support.'
Michael's sister, Julie Arellano, who regularly posted updates about his condition said, 'I'm heartbroken to share that my brother Michael DiCesare passed away from his injuries.'
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"I can't believe my big brother is gone. It doesn't feel real or make any sense. He was only 60 years old. He was supposed to grow old with Dave & I. I don't know if I'll ever feel whole again."
"I pray he is at peace. All I know right now is my heart isn't at peace…It's broken in a million pieces,' Arellano added.