San Clemente Beating Victim Dies; Police Hunt 2
A power plant engineer bludgeoned in his San Clemente apartment died Tuesday as authorities searched for a man and a woman seen leaving the apartment after a loud confrontation.
Charles Ray George, 54, was found unconscious on his living room floor about 9:30 p.m. Monday, Sheriff’s Department spokesman Jim Amormino said. Neighbors reported seeing a woman leave George’s apartment on South El Camino Real about 9 p.m., Amormino said.
About 20 minutes later, neighbors saw a man carrying a black flashlight climb the stairs to George’s upstairs apartment. The man smashed George’s window several times with the flashlight, police said.
The man then entered the apartment and apparently struck George on the head several times, Amormino said.
The motive for the beating was unclear. Authorities are investigating the possibility that the woman was an adult entertainer hired by the victim and that the man with the flashlight was working with her.
The pair reportedly left the complex together in a brown compact car, Amormino said.
George, who was placed on life support, died about 8:30 p.m., sheriff’s Lt. John Brimmage said.
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