Around 5:15 on Sunday morning the lifeless body of an elderly man was discovered floating along the river bank located behind Village Kitchen on North Front Street. He was identified as 65-year-old Michael Cain. Cain was retrieved from the water where multiple apparent wounds were seen to his face. According to police, Cain was at the back of Village Kitchen when he was allegedly attacked by 3 men and a woman who then threw him into the river. Here's what his brother told us about his cruel end:..
Frank Cain - Brother of Deceased
"More or less that he was beaten up by several persons and was left there. He has really bad bruises, abrasions over the face and eye, and was pushed into the river. He doesn't really interfere with anybody, he usually kept to himself. Again too, knowing the environment he socializes in, that he chooses to be in, I wouldn't say I was expecting it, but it happened."
Monica Bodden
"When you say environment...."
Frank Cain - Brother of Deceased
"When I say environment, well, the type of people that hangs out in those areas and such."
Monica Bodden
"Because he normally stays in that area right?"
Frank Cain - Brother of Deceased
"He normally stays in that area whenever the weather is good. He chooses to be out there, outdoors. When the weather changes, gets rainy and cold, then he's indoors. That was his lifestyle, he chose to live that lifestyle."
Monica Bodden
"It's not like he's homeless and didn't have somewhere to go."
Frank Cain - Brother of Deceased
"None at all, he could have come here whenever he wanted to. As a matter of fact, Friday was the last time him and I were together. Friday about 12:30 was the last time we parted ways."
Family members believed that the motive may have been robbery - since Cain had a little over a hundred dollars on him.
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