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Muggers Attack Man in Wheelchair in the Bronx

Punch Disabled Man in the Head

Police are looking for two men for mugging a man in a wheelchair. -Photo by NYPD


By Dan Gesslein 

Bronx Voice 

April 25, 2023 


BRONX - Police are looking for a pair of heartless muggers who beat a man in a wheelchair for his cell phone in the Bronx. 





Police released surveillance video of the suspects who were standing directly in front of a security camera. In the video one of the attackers is standing over the victim in the wheelchair.


At around 8:30 pm on April 11, a 64-year-old man was sitting in his wheelchair in front of 235 Kingsbridge Road. Two men walked up to the man and demanded money. When he refused the two men pounced. 




Cops say the robbers punched the man in the head as he sat in his wheelchair defenseless. The muggers ripped the victim’s cell phone from his pocket and ran away. 





The victim was transported to St. Barnabas Hospital where he is listed in stable condition. Doctors treated the disabled victim for the injury he sustained to the back of the head by the attackers. 





Cops are asking for the public’s help in trying to catch the muggers since their images were clearly caught on video since neither wore a mask. 


The first suspect is described as a man with a medium complexion and a medium build with black hair and facial hair. He was last seen wearing a black hooded sweatshirt with the words "Chinatown Market" on the front, ribbed blue jeans and black sneakers. 





The second suspect is a man with a medium complexion and slim build. He was last seen wearing eyeglasses, a black winter hat with a Nike logo, a dark colored bubble jacket with a light-colored hood, light colored pants and black and white Nike sneakers.


Anyone with information in regard to this incident 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 CrimeStoppers website at https://crimestoppers.nypdonline.org/ or on Twitter @NYPDTips. 


All calls are strictly confidential.






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