A 58-year-old Long Island man has died of his injuries after he was attacked with a machete in a local laundromat earlier this month, police say.
Michael Oliver, of Hempstead, was critically injured in the pre-dawn March 14 attack at the Laundry Palace on Merrick Road. Nassau County cops say he had been hit multiple times with a machete after some sort of dispute with a man.
Oliver's name was released Tuesday as authorities announced his death. A homeless man, Roberto Velasquez, was apprehended in the case a short time after the attack on charges including attempted murder and assault.
It wasn't immediately clear if or when the charges would be upgraded given the developments in the case.
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Attorney information for Velasquez wasn't clear Wednesday.
