Area Nepalese-Americans are rallying to raise money for AsKishor Kc, the young deliveryman robbed and beaten into a coma in Edgewood in February.
The Baltimore Association of Nepalese in America has raised about $4,800 so far to help Kc?s Nottingham family pay their rent and grocery bills, said Kris Ghimire, president of BANA and Kishor?s cousin.
Most of the support has come from the 5,000 to 7,000 Baltimore residents with roots in the Himalayan country.
“The community was really supportive the three months he was in the hospital,” Ghimire said. “There were visitors every day for the whole three months.”
Another $800 was raised last week at a charity basketball game between the “Boys II Men” sports and mentoring program and Harford County sheriff?s deputies.
Kc was in a coma for three weeks as a result of brain injuries he sustained during the Feb. 2 robbery. While workers? compensation has paid most of his medical bills, he had provided the only income while his wife stayed home with their two daughters, Salina, 1, and Christina, 3, Ghimiere said.
Two teens in Edgewood ordered a delivery from the Abingdon Pizza Boli?s owned by Kishor?s brother Naresh Kc, according to court documents. When Kishor arrived, the teens hit him in the head with a large piece of wood, robbed him and stole his car, police said.
Naresh said his brother is still recovering, struggles with his balance and requires physical therapy five days a week in Columbia.
“At this time, it?s hard to say if he?ll completely recover,” Ghimire said. “At times he doesn?t seem like himself.”
Kishor may be unable to return to work or class at the Community College of Baltimore County until the fall at the earliest, he said.
The two teens, ages 15 and 13 at the time of the attack, were arrested and charged with attempted murder, armed robbery, first-degree assault and carjacking. Douglas O?Neill White Jr., 15, was charged as an adult, though the other suspect was charged as a juvenile. A hearing next Friday will determine if the younger defendant will be bumped up to the adult court system, said Assistant State?s Attorney Michael Mathias. White is scheduled for a hearing June 12 to determine if his case will go back to juvenile court.
