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NYPD: Brutal Attack On 62-Year-Old Hasidic Man In Borough Park Was Case Of Mistaken Identity
October 14, 2018

A suspect has been arrested on multiple charges after he allegedly viciously beat a man in Brooklyn on Sunday morning. Authorities said the attack took place at around 7:30 a.m. in Borough Park near 46th Street and 13th Avenue. Farrukh Afzal, 37, of Staten Island was charged with assault, hate crime, criminal mischief and harassment…Police told CBS2’s Sanchez that Afzal had mistaken Schwartz for another Hasidic man who had hit his car for no apparent reason while the Taxi and Limousine Commission driver was stopped at a red light. READ MORE