Crime & Safety
Elderly Man's Puncher Arrested After Brooklyn Bench Attack: Cops
Anthony Baksh, 32, stands accused of repeatedly punching an 81-year-old stranger sitting on a bench in Ditmas Park, police said.
DITMAS PARK, BROOKLYN — A Brooklyn man accused of punching an 81-year-old man sitting on a bench in Ditmas Park has been arrested, police said Tuesday.
Anthony Baksh, 32, repeatedly punched an 81-year-old stranger on a bench on Foster Avenue near Argyle Road on July 27, according to the NYPD.
The man was transported to an area hospital and treated, police said.
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Baksh fled in a BMW with a California registration, according to the NYPD.
Baksh now faces assault and harassment charges after his Aug. 2 arrest — to which he pleaded not guilty, court records show.
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He is due back in court in October.
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