Indian student in US beaten to death with hammer by homeless man, gut-wrenching video surfaces
25-year-old Indian student Vivek Saini was repeatedly attacked with a hammer by a homeless man. The grisly incident took place at a convenience store (Georgia).
A disturbing tragic incident unfolded in Georgia on January 16, 2024. 25-year-old Indian student Vivek Saini was beaten to death by a homeless drug addict at a convenience store. The gut-wrenching revelation comes up as even more upsetting because Saini had been helping the man for the last few days. The chilling visuals of the grisly event surfaced on internet after being caught on camera originally. M9 News Channel delivered the news on Sunday.
(Trigger warning: Upsetting mentions of murder ahead.)
The assailant has been identified as Julian Faulkner, who in a cold-blooded frenzy struck the part-time clerk at the convenience store. This incident took place at the Chevron Food Mart at Snapfinger and Cleveland Road (state Georgia's Lithonia City), where Faulkner hammered Saini to death after hitting him mercilessly for nearly 50 times.
Vivek Saini had been offering Faulkner help and shelter for the past couple days. Despite him going out of his way to express his kindness by giving Faulkner chips, coke, water and even a warm jacket to beat the cold, the accused dove to such an extreme response.
What led to the murder of the Indian student in US
On January 16, as Saini was leaving for home, he requested Faulkner to leave the premises for safety issues or face the police. The homeless drug addict had been staying at the convenience store for some time and had been offered help by the store's employees.
However, on the tragic day of the incident, Saini insisted that he leave the place since he had to depart for home too. Instead of kindly complying, the accused started swinging the hammer, which came down on Saini's head nearly 50 times.
Once the police arrived at the location, they found the homeless man standing over the young victim's lifeless body.
More about Vivek Saini and his family
His devastated family in Haryana is still processing the tragedy. Saini's parents, Gurjeet Singh and Lalita Saini are heartbroken and coping with the loss. They are unable to discuss the details of the incident at the moment.
The 25-year-old student had flown to the US two years ago after his B Tech. He had recently secured his Master's Business Administration and was looking out for good job opportunities.
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