By Associated Press A soccer referee who was fatally punched by a player during a recreational game in suburban Detroit did not expect the attack, one of the player's teammates testified on Wednesday. Dr. Jamal Saleh testified during a probable-cause hearing for Bassel Saad, who is charged with second-degree murder in the death of referee John Bieniewicz. The 44-year-old referee 'did not see the punch coming,' said Saleh, who played for Saad's team during the over-30 men's league game at Mies Park in Livonia on June 29. Bieniewicz, a dialysis technician at a local hospital, had a wife and two sons.
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Bassel Saad, 36, charged with second-degree murder in Livonia, Michigan for the fatal punch on June 29
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Saad allegedly punched referee John Bieniewicz after being told he was being ejected from game
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Bieniewicz, a 44-year-old dialysis tech at a local hospital, was a married father-of-two
The punch, which @placeholder said landed around the head and neck area, caused Bieniewicz to 'fall back without any control of his body.'