2nd look at killing

NYPD eyes case of vic who died days after attack

The NYPD is reviewing how it handled an assault in a Bronx ATM vestibule where a 44year-old nursing assistant suffered fatal injuries, authorities said Wednesday.

“We’re looking into the response of the police officers at the time,” said NYPD Chief of Detectives Rodney Harrison. “We’re looking into the initial response from patrol to see who was there and make sure they didn’t make any mistakes.”

The family of victim Tamara Sinclair told the Daily News that cops responded to the 10:15 p.m. Feb. 11 attack but didn’t take a report.

An NYPD source said that a passerby who saw the attack called 911, but when police arrived Sinclair said she didn’t need medical attention and didn’t want to file a report. EMTs checked her out at the scene but she rebuffed their plan to take her to a hospital, according to cops.

Sinclair (inset), a one-time Miss Jamaica contestant, showed up at a police precinct stationhouse six days later and filed a report.

Four days later she died from a blood cot caused by a fractured ankle she suffered during the assault, authorities said. Police are now investigating the case as a homicide.

Sinclair clashed with three women outraged she wouldn’t let them into an ATM vestibule at a TD Bank on White Plains Road near Pelham Parkway South in Pelham Parkway. One woman claimed she needed to get inside to retrieve a debit card she left behind but Sinclair, suspicious she was up to not good, still wouldn’t let her in.

When Sinclair left the vestibule, that woman followed her and was soon joined by the two others. They threw Sinclair to the ground and punched her repeatedly in the face before running off.

Three days after showing up to file a report at the 47th

Precinct stationhouse, Sinclair went to Montefiore Medical Center on Feb. 20 complaining of head and chest pains. She had a fractured ankle and doctors told her they wanted to do more tests to deal with her other medical issues but she refused and left.

A doctor warned her that she had blood clots from the beating that could kill her, but Sinclair was afraid she would be hit with a large hospital bill, her sister told the Daily News. She died at home the next day. There have been no arrests. Cops released surveillance images of the three suspects Wednesday and asked the public’s help tracking them down.

Anyone with information was asked to call Crime Stoppers at (800) 577-TIPS. All calls will be kept confidential.