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Man, 36, who battered 47-year-old victim with a baseball bat on NYC street is arrested for ‘totally random’ attack
- Karim Azizi, 36, was arrested for an ‘unprovoked’ attack with a baseball bat
- A 47-year-old pedestrian was walking in Harlem when he was struck on the head
- It took place near West 148th Street in Harlem and was captured on video
- Azizi was pictured being walked by police into central booking on Wednesday
A 36-year-old man who battered a pedestrian across the head with a baseball bat on an NYC street has been arrested by police.
Karim Azizi was arrested on Wednesday morning for attacking a 47-year-old pedestrian in Harlem at around 10am on November 29.
The victim was unknown to suspected attacker Azizi, and the aggression was totally arbitrary, the NYPD told TMZ.
Azizi was charged with attempted assault, assault and criminal possession of a weapon on Wednesday.
He was arrested at around 8am, just a few hundred meters from where the crime took place, police said.
Karim Azizi (pictured), 36, was transferred to central booking on Wednesday afternoon after his arrest for hitting a man over the head with a baseball bat in Harlem
Azizi (center) was arrested by the NYPD on Wednesday morning from his home in Harlem
Police released video of the incident which shows the suspect walking behind the victim outside of a Chinese takeaway Golden Wok on 1770 Amsterdam Avenue.
He sped up slightly to catch a glimpse of the man and fumbled with the baseball bat, which was stored in the right leg of his pants.
He then pulls the bat fully from his pants before swinging it with full force at the 47-year-old’s head from behind.
The victim immediately collapses forward, after which the suspect leaves but shortly after comes back to taunt the man before making off for good.
The victim was hospitalized with a gash to his head and bruises but was in a stable condition after the attack.
Surveillance footage captured the moment the man attacked a pedestrian walking in Harlem with a baseball bat. Police have arrested a suspect – Karim Azizi, 36
The suspect (pictured) is believed to be Karim Azizi, 36
The crime took place at around 10am on Tuesday November 29 outside the Golden Wok takeaway in Hamilton Heights
Azizi was arrested from his home in Harlem, according to police, just a few hundred meters from where the attack happened
The 47-year-old victim was left lying on the ground after the attack
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