52-Year-Old Assaulted, Skull Fractured After Being Attacked by Unknown Assailant in the Bronx

NEW YORK, NY – A Bronx man is in critical but stable condition after being assaulted by an unknown suspect Friday night in front of 163 East 188th Street in the Bronx.

The New York City Police Department released a video showing the man standing on the sidewalk when he was approached from behind and sucker punched by a middle-aged balding white male.

The victim fell to the ground and passed out, unable to get back up.

The NYPD said the man is recovering in the hospital from a fractured skull, broken cheek and brain bleeding.