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LOWER EAST SIDE, Manhattan (WABC) -- A suspect is under arrest after disturbing video released by the NYPD showed the assault of an 82-year-old man inside a Manhattan bodega.
The incident happened just before 6:30 a.m. Wednesday at the deli on East Broadway on the Lower East Side.
Police said Thursday afternoon that 42-year-old Raoul Hyacinthe is under arrest and charged with robbery. Authorities say he is a panhandler who frequently hangs outside the bodega.
Officials say the victim was buying a cup of coffee when the suspect grabbed him, cocked a fist in a threatening manner, and demanded cash.
When the man repeatedly refused, the suspect punched him in the face, knocking him to the ground.
He then fled with the victim's cane.