Mugger brutally beats, chokes NYC bodega worker, video shows
A mugger brutally beat a Staten Island bodega worker and choked him unconscious before swiping a wad of cash from the register, disturbing new video shows.
The suspect entered the store on Victory Boulevard near Cebra Avenue in Tompkinsville at 5 a.m. Tuesday and approached the 54-year-old man working at the counter, cops said.
The victim appeared to be adjusting the scratch-off tickets in a display case – with a copy of the Post laying on the counter – when the brute came up behind him and started grappling with him, the footage shows.
He whacked the worker over the head multiple times with a glass bottle, and then threw him to the ground, choking him until he was knocked unconscious, according to cops and the video.
The suspect grabbed $2,000 from the register before bolting, cops said.
The victim came to his senses a short time later and sought assistance, police said.
He was taken to Richmond University Medical Center, where he was treated for multiple cuts on his head and was listed in stable condition.
Cops are still looking for the suspect.
