Man suspected of beating NYC super to death released without charges - as sources reveal he was no porch pirate

"The man initially suspected of fatally beating a Brooklyn building super during a scuffle has been released without charges, cops said Friday - as sources revealed the allege assailant was not a porch pirate after all. The late superintendent also may have suffered from pre-existing heart issues that played a role in his death, law-enforcement sources said."

"Building worker Burim Havolli, 41 - a Kosovo war refugee who had been watching over the Ditmas Park site for 15 years - died during a dust-up with a 30-year-old man who allegedly bashed him with a phone multiple times Wednesday morning, cops and sources said. But sources revealed Friday that the fight between the two men was mostly verbal - and though Havolli was struck with the phone, the blows did not draw blood."

"Havolli, a married dad of three young kids, was rushed to the Kings County Hospital Center, where he died, police said. The alleged attacker was held in police custody since the incident but then released late Thursday as cops and prosecutors concluded there was no criminality involved, authorities said. Havolli may have suffered from prior medical conditions, including involving his heart, that played a role in his death, but the city medical examiner's office will make an official determination, the sources said."

A 30-year-old man initially suspected of fatally beating building superintendent Burim Havolli was released without charges after investigators and prosecutors concluded there was no criminality. Neighbors initially reported a package-theft attempt, but authorities later said the younger man was not trying to steal packages. Both men called 911 after the confrontation. Havolli, 41, a Kosovo war refugee and father of three who supervised the Ditmas Park site for 15 years, was struck with a phone, rushed to Kings County Hospital Center, and died. Sources say the blows did not draw blood and that pre-existing heart conditions may have contributed. The medical examiner is studying cause and manner of death.

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