NYC brute kicks 79-year-old in face, knocking him out, in vicious unprovoked attack: cops

Amanda Woods
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Cops released surveillance footage of the suspect, who was still on the loose Friday.
Cops released surveillance footage of the suspect, who was still on the loose Friday.

A brute randomly kicked an elderly man to the ground — knocking him unconscious and critically injuring him — in a callous Brooklyn attack this week, cops said.

The assailant approached the 79-year-old victim — identified by WABC as Saleh Yahya — as he walked on Flatbush Avenue near Lincoln Road in Prospect-Lefferts Gardens just before 11 p.m. Monday, authorities said.

He kicked the senior in the face, sending him down to the ground and causing him to black out, cops said.

The 79-year-old victim was walking in Prospect-Lefferts Gardens late Monday when the stranger kicked him without warning, cops said. NYPD
The 79-year-old victim was walking in Prospect-Lefferts Gardens late Monday when the stranger kicked him without warning, cops said. NYPD

Yahya told WABC from his hospital bed that he can only remember buying food — and then waking up in the hospital.

He was taken to the Kings County Hospital Center in critical but stable condition — and had no apparent interaction with his alleged attacker beforehand, police said.

The vicious attack left him with four fractured ribs and an injured spleen, the network reported.

The suspect and the senior did not exchange words before the senseless attack, cops said. dcpi
The suspect and the senior did not exchange words before the senseless attack, cops said. dcpi

“I feel bad,” Yahya, who also suffered a cut on his head and pain in his face, told WABC. “Very bad. I can’t even move.”

The severely injured septuagenarian, who said he’s unsure when he’ll be released from the hospital, added that he doesn’t have family to take care of him.

Cops released surveillance footage of the suspect, who was still on the loose Friday.

The attacker had not been caught by Friday, cops said. dcpi
The attacker had not been caught by Friday, cops said. dcpi
The victim was hospitalized in critical but stable condition. Arellano, Juan
The victim was hospitalized in critical but stable condition. Arellano, Juan
Cops released surveillance footage of the suspect, who was still on the loose Friday.
Cops released surveillance footage of the suspect, who was still on the loose Friday.

Anyone with information on the vicious crime is asked to call the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782).

The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the Crime Stoppers website at https://crimestoppers.nypdonline.org/, or on  X @NYPDTips.