A 62-year-old man died weeks after a much-younger stranger brutally punched him during a Bronx brawl -– leaving him with a gash on his head, authorities and sources said Wednesday.
Ming Zhang He was punched during a fight with Carlos Valentin, 27, around 8:25 p.m, June 12 in front of a rental building on Walton Avenue near East Mount Eden Avenue in the Concourse neighborhood, according to cops and law enforcement sources.
The melee left him with a cut on his head, police said.
He, of Queens, was rushed to Lincoln Medical Center, where he was initially listed in critical condition but died on Tuesday, cops said.
Valentin, who was not known to the victim, was arrested and charged with attempted murder, police said.
The NYPD and the Bronx DA’s are conferring to determine whether charges will be upgraded, police said.
It was not immediately clear what sparked the clash between the two men.
Valentin was awaiting arraignment Wednesday.
