NYC assault: 85-year-old man punched within the head whereas strolling in Hell’s Kitchen

HELLS KITCHEN, Manhattan (WABC) — An 85-year-old man was hospitalized after being punched within the head in an unprovoked assault whereas strolling in Hell’s Kitchen.

It occurred simply after 5 p.m. Friday on 400 W. forty third Avenue close to Ninth Avenue.

“Truly seeing him on the ground with all of the blood round him – it was heartbreaking. You recognize, I’ve a granddad,” mentioned Juan Rivera.

Police huddled on the nook – simply steps away from David Kholikov’s fruit stand after the shockingly nonchalant assault. He says not a lot surprises him anymore.

“You recognize what else is surprising to me? Like a few weeks in the past, somebody was throwing rocks proper right here,” Kholikov mentioned.

He says the rocks have been being thrown from the balcony of a close-by constructing and hit a fruit stand buyer within the neck.

“I wanna have a traditional day. I am a hardworking individual – I have been working right here for greater than 10 years and I simply need to do the job and handle the purchasers,” he provides.

Quickly after the person was punched, hordes of individuals stuffed the identical road nook – unbeknownst to them – it might have been any of them.

“More often than not my husband is at work, so I am on my own with the infant and the canine, so carry mace,” mentioned Manhattan resident Pam Gala.

Extra police foot patrols would possibly assist, some say – and perhaps a more in-depth have a look at the realm.

The 85-year-old was taken to Bellevue Hospital in secure situation.

No arrests have been made.

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