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Teen charged with murder in assault of 83-year-old man

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COURTESY HONOLULU POLICE DEPARTMENT
R.J. Masolo
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COURTESY HAWAII NEWS NOW
Police investigated the scene of an assault this morning that left a man in his 80s in critical condition.
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COURTESY CRIMESTOPPERS
Mamerto "Eddie" Semana, 83, died Thursday night at the hospital. Semana was suffered severe head injuries in a Chinatown assault on Tuesday.

An 18-year-old Kapalama man was charged Thursday with murdering an 83-year-old homeless man in Chinatown last week.

R.J. Marsolo was charged with second-degree murder and third-degree assault. His bail was set $500,000.

Mamerto "Eddie" Semana died Dec. 5. He was found unconscious in Chinatown with head injuries a day earlier.

The Medical Examiner’s Office said Semana died from blunt force injuries to his head.

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