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Second victim dies from NYC hammer attack

By Danielle Haynes

Jan. 18 (UPI) -- A second person died Friday three days after a man used a hammer to attack employees at a New York City restaurant, police said.

Prosecutors and police said the victim died at Lutheran Hospital in Brooklyn, where he's been since the attack Tuesday.

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The attack happened at Seaport Buffet in Brooklyn and left the restaurant's chef, Fufai Pun, 34, dead. The restaurant's manager, Tsz Mat Pung, 50, and owner, Kheong Ng-Thang, were critically injured. It's unclear which of the two men was the second fatality.

Police arrested the suspect, 34-year-old Arthur Martunovich, two blocks away from the restaurant. He was detained in the psychiatric ward at Kings County Hospital, and faces murder, attempted murder and weapons charges.

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