67 year old nursing home resident sentenced to 17 years in jail after beating another resident to death

An elderly man who killed his nursing home roommate at the Ocean Promenade Rehabilitation and Nursing Center in Rockaway Park, Queens will be sentenced to 17 years in prison. Last year 67 year old Thomas Yarnavick got into a dispute with his roommate, Jailall Singh and beat him to death with the footrest of his wheelchair (See our previous blog) .