NYC resident who died saving pets from flooded basement is ‘Torah Man’ who wore bizarre religious get-up to court

Source: New York Post

The Brooklyn resident who died trying to rescue his pets from his flooded basement is the notorious “Torah Man” – who once turned heads for wearing a bizarre outfit made entirely of religious texts to court, The Post has learned. Aaron Akaberi, 39 — who donned the strange garb while appearing in Brooklyn Supreme Court on drug charges in 2016 — died a hero Thursday while trying to save his dogs and cats from his storm-soaked Flatbush home, neighbors said. “He had his whatever reputation, but he also saved his dog, that’s how he died,” neighbor Julia Tall, 20, told The Post Friday.