STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — A Sunnyside man’s family is looking for witnesses and calling for a full investigation after they say their 62-year-old relative’s teeth were “knocked out” by a large group of individuals who assaulted him in his community in July.
A relative of the victim, who wished to remain anonymous because the individuals who attacked the man are still at large, is hoping someone can come forward to help provide a further account of the attack that happened just after 7:20 p.m. on Monday, July 15, on the 800th block of Howard Avenue.
“He’ll be going to the dentist and the doctors for the next several months,” said one of the man’s relatives. “His teeth were knocked out and he’s going to have to get replacement teeth.” The location in Sunnyside where the brutal attack took place.
(Google Maps) Google Maps According to the man’s family, good Samaritans stopped the attack to help the 62-year-old; chased off the attackers; and waited with the victim until an ambulance arrived. Added the relative: “His mouth is all messed up. He was blindsided and kicked all over his body.
He fell flat on his face, not expecting anybody to hit him.” The seemingly random attack has cost the 62-year-old approximately $5,000 in medical expenses, family members told the Advance/SILive.com.
The attack drew swift condemnation from Borough President Vito Fossella. “The most important thing that the government can do, the most important thing that we share on Sta.