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Disturbing Video; A Bicyclist Critical After Being Beaten With A Baseball Bat

(Brooklyn, NY/77WABC)-A suspect with a criminal past was arrested at the scene after passers-by flagged down police during a brutal baseball bat attack which has left a man in critical condition.

Police say the 54-year-old victim was riding his bike in the vicinity of Flatbush and Parkside avenues in the Prospect Lefferts Gardens section when he was suddenly attacked unprovoked.

The video is graphic and disturbing. Please use your discretion as to whether you want to view it.

https://twitter.com/NY_Scoop/status/1362409612318760964

The graphic video shows several people passing by the attack before a bystander eventually intervened.

46-year-old  Ashanti Robinson, 46, remained at the scene and was taken into custody.

Police say he is charged with assault, menacing, and criminal possession of a weapon.

Police have not been able to speak with the victim who remains unconscious and in critical condition.
The suspect is known to the police. Police say Robinson was arrested in May 2014, for criminal possession of a weapon after police say he had two 15-inch swords hanging from his belt while walking down Flatbush Avenue near Martense Street.

 

 

 

 

 

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