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Man Charged After Accountant Is Punched, Falls, Hits Head

WASHINGTON (AP) -- A Maryland man has been charged in the death of a Texas man who fell and hit his head after being assaulted in Washington.

D.C. police say 24-year-old Milkiyas Bayisa of Adelphi, Maryland, was arrested Thursday and charged with second-degree murder in the death of 35-year-old Kassahun Abebe Edo of Irving, Texas.

Officers say Edo, an accountant, was assaulted early Saturday, fell and hit his head. He died at a local hospital on Sunday.

Police have not reported on a motive in the crime.

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