Jasmatbhai Pancha Patel died in Auckland Hospital , a day after he was pulled out of his car and beaten following what witnesses described as a minor vehicle collision in suburban Mount Albert.

Patel emigrated to New Zealand 33 years ago and lived with his two sons, their wives and five grandchildren, helping at the family fruit market, news reports said.

The attack outside a primary school was seen by dozens of school children, the New Zealand Herald said.

Police charged a 27-year-old student, Bio O'Brien, an immigrant from the Pacific island state of Tuvalu, with assaulting Patel.

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