Driver Who Kicked and Stomped Elderly Man in Osasco Identified

Overview

• A video circulating online shows a driver exit a car, kick a 78–79-year-old man using crutches, and stomp on his head during an attack in Osasco that left the victim briefly unconscious.
• The victim, José Ricardo dos Santos, was taken to local emergency units, received treatment including stitches to the head, and was later discharged from care.
• Investigators identified the suspect as Denis Young Kim and registered the case at the 5th Police District of Osasco as an attempted homicide charged for an apparently trivial motive.
• Police visited the suspect’s registered address but did not find him; neighbors told officers he took some belongings and left, and authorities have asked the court for preventive detention.
• Authorities are collecting evidence from the video and conducting medico-legal exams on the victim while the suspect’s 2021 conviction for a 2016 homicide is part of the official record shaping the investigation.