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AdvertisementBy New York Daily NewsFeb 18, 2021 at 2:00 pmShocking video posted on social media shows a man walloping a Brooklyn bicyclist with a baseball bat as the victim lies helplessly on the ground.Suspect Ashanti Robinson, 46, is now facing assault, menacing and weapons possession charges for the vicious Wednesday attack in Prospect Lefferts Gardens, police said.AdvertisementTwitter video of the 5:30 p.m. assault shows Robinson repeatedly striking the 54-year-old bicyclist with his bat near the corner of Flatbush and Parkside Aves.The victim at one point raises his arm to defend himself as Robinson brings the bat down on him, the video shows.AdvertisementRobinson strikes the victim six times before a witness finally runs up and implores him to stop. He strikes the man two more times as the witness tries to talk him down, the video shows. Brooklyn: Flatbush Avenue &amp; Parkside Avenue, person beating up a biker with a bat until he falls to the ground unconscious. — NYC Scoop (@NY_Scoop)The suspect eventually storms off, but comes back twice more to yell at the victim as he lays bleeding on the street, the clip shows.NYPD cops spotted the crowd and walked over. Witnesses identified Robinson, who was standing nearby, as the perpetrator and he was taken into custody.Medics took the victim to Kings County Hospital in critical condition. The victim was still unconscious Thursday and has not been interviewed by police, officials said.It was not immediately clear what sparked the attack.Robinson’s arraignment at Brooklyn Criminal Court was pending Thursday.He was previously charged with weapons possession on May 6, 2014 when he was seen walking down Flatbush Ave. near Martense St. — about five blocks from Wednesday’s attack — with two 15-inch swords hanging from his belt, officials said. Advertisement

AdvertisementBy New York Daily NewsFeb 18, 2021 at 2:00 pmShocking video posted on social media shows a man walloping a Brooklyn bicyclist with a baseball bat as the victim lies helplessly on the ground.Suspect Ashanti Robinson, 46, is now facing assault, menacing and weapons possession charges for the vicious Wednesday attack in Prospect Lefferts Gardens, police said.AdvertisementTwitter video of the 5:30 p.m. assault shows Robinson repeatedly striking the 54-year-old bicyclist with his bat near the corner of Flatbush and Parkside Aves.The victim at one point raises his arm to defend...

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