Texas father dies after he was put into a coma  when he was ‘sucker-punched by daughter’s boyfriend

Texas father dies after he was put into a coma when he was ‘sucker-punched by his daughter’s boyfriend while trying to protect her’

  • Jaime Apodaca, 24, is charged with multiple counts of assault for allegedly beating up Eric Garcia and Garcia’s grown-up daughter 
  • Affidavit states Garcia came to his daughter’s defense when he heard Apodaca calling the woman names and accusing her of infidelity 
  • Apodaca is alleged to have punched the father multiple times and knocked out one of his daughter’s teeth
  • As the fight spilled outside the house Apodaca allegedly sucker-punched Garcia, causing him to fracture his skull 
  • Garcia, who also has a 12-year-old daughter, was in a coma for a week before finally succumbing to his injuries

A Texas man has died after police say he was brutally beaten by his daughter’s boyfriend during a domestic dispute last weekend.

According to an arrest affidavit, Eric Garcia defended his grown daughter after he overheard her boyfriend of one month, Jaime Apodaca, calling her names and accusing her of infidelity last Saturday morning.

Garcia entered his daughter’s bedroom at his home in Austin, where 24-year-old Apodaca had been staying, and told the man to leave.

Eric Garcia died on Thursday

Jaime Apodaca, 24 (left), has been charged with assaulting his girlfriend’s father, Eric Garcia (right), and beating the man into a coma in Austin on Saturday. Garcia died on Thursday  

Garcia, left, came to his daughter's defense when he heard Apodaca calling the woman names and accusing her of infidelity

Garcia, left, came to his daughter’s defense when he heard Apodaca calling the woman names and accusing her of infidelity

It’s alleged that Apodaca punched Garcia and then his daughter, knocking out one of her teeth, when she tried to protect her father, according to KXAN.

The brawl continued on the hallway stairs, where Apodaca knocked down Garcia multiple times as the victim’s daughter screamed at him to stop.

At the bottom of the staircase, Apodaca allegedly pushed his girlfriend into a shoe rack with such force that the piece of furniture broke on impact.

The fight then spilled out into Garcia’s driveway, where according to the affidavit, Apodaca sucker-punched the father.

The man collapsed and hit his head on the concrete so hard that his skull cracked and blood leaked out.

According to the description of a GoFundMe campaign launched by a friend to help the victim and his family with medical and living expenses, Garcia’s heart stopped and it took paramedics 15 minutes to revive him.

On Thursday, his family said he had ‘moved into the light.’

‘He was surrounded by his loved ones, and he will be deeply missed by many,’ they wrote.

Garcia was punched multiple time while defending his daughter, left, and hit his head on concrete, leaving him in a coma with a brain injury

Garcia was punched multiple time while defending his daughter, left, and hit his head on concrete, leaving him in a coma with a brain injury

Garcia, who also has a 12-year-old daughter, was in a coma for a week before finally succumbing to his injuries

Garcia, who also has a 12-year-old daughter, was in a coma for a week before finally succumbing to his injuries

Garcia was rushed to a hospital suffering from an inter-cranial trauma and a herniated brain. After being in a coma for almost a week, he died on Thursday night. 

‘He tried to split up a fight. He was such a quiet, nice, humble person,’ Schouman told KXAN. ‘He didn’t really deserve what happened to him.’

Besides the GoFundMe campaign, Schouman also launched a Facebook fundraiser to raise money for Garcia and his children, including his 12-year-old daughter. 

As of Wednesday morning, the two campaigns together have netted almost $7,000 in donations.    

Meanwhile, Apodaca has been booked into the Travis County Jail on charges of assault causing bodily injury to a family member; assault causing bodily injury and aggravated assault causing serious bodily injury to a family member. 

Police say they are waiting for the results of Garcia’s autopsy and working with the Travis County district attorney’s office to determine whether other charges will be filed. 



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