World News | Charges Filed in Phone Theft from Dying Jogger in St Louis

St Louis (US), Oct 27 (AP) A man is facing charges for allegedly stealing a cellphone from a collapsed jogger who was dying on a St Louis sidewalk.

Brian Davenport, 35, was arrested on Monday and is charged with felony stealing, authorities said. He does not yet have a listed attorney.

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The 64-year-old jogger collapsed around 1 pm on October 18 in the city's Soulard neighbourhood, police said. Davenport was arrested after surveillance video showed a man getting out of a van, taking the phone and leaving the woman on the sidewalk.

The woman later died at a hospital. Her name has not been released. (AP)

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