Rock Hill elderly man who died after home invasion identified in murder investigation
Police are conducting a murder investigation after an elderly Rock Hill man beaten during a home invasion on New Year’s Day has died, officials said.
William Mason, 82, was beaten during a Jan. 1 burglary at his Ferndale Drive, said York County Coroner Sabrina Gast. Mason had been in hospice after being treated for his injuries, Gast said.
The case is now a homicide investigation after Mason died Friday, said Gast and Rock Hill Police Department Lt. Michael Chavis.
It is unclear if there were one or more suspects in the attack, Chavis said. Officers found the home was broken into sometime between 9 p.m. Dec. 31 and the morning of Jan. 1 and items stolen after Mason was assaulted.
It remains unclear if the attack is connected to a Christmas Day home invasion in western York County where two elderly victims were tied up and beaten during a robbery, Chavis said.
York County home invasion
Three suspects beat and tied up an elderly husband and wife on Christmas Day at their Hickory Grove home west of York, The Herald previously reported.
A female lured the male victim outside claiming to have car trouble. Then two males beat and tied up the man and his wife before stealing thousands of dollars in goods.
The female victim remains hospitalized, sheriff officials said.
The FBI is working with the sheriff’s office and has offered a $10,000 reward for information in the Christmas Day home invasion case.
Both cases remain unsolved and under investigation.
This story was originally published January 15, 2021 at 12:43 PM with the headline "Rock Hill elderly man who died after home invasion identified in murder investigation."
