Dad Allegedly Brutally Beats, Kills Man Caught Lusting After His Daughter

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Luis Ortiz, 39, was arrested after he allegedly beat and threw Ariel Alvarado, 46, down a flight of stairs
Alvarado was taken to a hospital unconscious, but he later died from his injuries
Ortiz allegedly beat Alvarado and threw him after the latter leered at his teenage daughter

A father in Manhattan, New York has been arrested after a man he beat and threw down a flight of stairs for leering at his daughter died over two weeks ago, police sources said Wednesday.

Ariel Alvarado, 46 was found unconscious and suffering from cuts to his knees at the bottom of a staircase inside a building on East 109th Street near Madison Avenue in East Harlem at around 9:15 p.m. on Aug. 3, the New York Daily News reported.

Alvarado, who had sustained head and internal injuries from the incident, was transported by emergency medical personnel to Mount Sinai Hospital, where he died the next day, according to police.

Authorities reportedly learned that Alvarado had an argument with 39-year-old Luis Ortiz, who lived next door to the building where the fight broke out. Ortiz had been worrying about Alvarado after he caught the latter leering at his teen daughter "over an extended period of time," a police source said.

Police alleged that Ortiz had punched Alvarado repeatedly in the face and the head before he threw him down the stairs, a report by Patch.com stated.

Ortiz was reportedly arrested on Aug. 11 in connection to Alvarado's death. He was charged with second-degree murder and two counts of assault, according to police.

It was unclear if Ortiz still faced the aforementioned charges.

Neighbors described Alvarado, who lived about a block away from the scene in the Clinton Houses, as quiet and friendly. He was also a heavy drinker, according to them.

"He was a quiet guy, a really good guy," Jose, a 25-year-old former resident of the building, was quoted as saying.

"A lot of people around here knew him," he said.

Jose did not know whether or not Alvarado had family members living nearby.

"The people around here were his family... He's seen kids grow up from babies. He always said hi to the kids," Jose said.

Alvarado might have suffered from a disability, according to the former resident.

"He didn’t speak any English. Only Spanish. But he’d talk, and you wouldn’t understand him, even in Spanish," Jose said.