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<p>YORK, Pa. (AP) &#8212; Police say a man with spina bifida died when he was punched at a Pennsylvania playground by another man who believed the victim had been threatening children with a stick.</p><p>York police say the dead man, 25-year-old Oscar Cherry III, was merely defending some little girls he was babysitting Monday after another group of children threw rocks and sticks at him and called him names.</p><p>When Cherry picked up the stick to defend himself, two children ran home and got their cousin, 18-year-old Kwamiere Durham.</p><p>Police say Durham confronted Cherry and when Cherry didn&#8217;t respond, Durham punched him in the face. Cherry fell and hit his head. He died Tuesday.</p><p>Court records don&#8217;t list an attorney for Durham who&#8217;s jailed on homicide and assault charges.</p><p>Spina bifida is a congenital defect of the spine.</p><style>
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York police say playground punch kills man with spina bifida