2 Charged In Violent Robbery Of Man In Midwood, Brooklyn

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) -- Two suspects were charged late Thursday in the violent robbery of a man in Midwood, Brooklyn earlier this week.

Eldin Sabovic, 17, and Baskim Huseinovic, 19, both of Brooklyn, were each charged with robbery and assault in the attack early Monday morning.

The robbery took place at around 12:48 a.m. Monday at Avenue M near East 8th Street.

Surveillance video shows the victim, a 60-year-old man identified by Assemblyman Dov Hikind (D-Brooklyn) as "Eli," being punched and knocked headlong into a parked car. He sprawls on the ground and his attacker punches him three more times.

A second man runs up and the two then rifle through the victim's pockets. The two ran off with his wallet and cell phone, police said.

"He had no clue. He was in absolute shock," Hikind said on Monday. "The way he was attacked physically – hit, hit again in his head -- just an absolute horror."

The attack was recorded by Ariel Kohan's home security camera at 811 Avenue M.

"It's scary that something like this can happen in this area," Kohan said.

Hikind met with the battered victim, who was robbed of his cellphone and cash and needed more than 70 stitches to his head.

On Thursday, Hikind expressed relief that the suspects were caught, but shock at the brazen violence.

"I'm shocked at the maliciousness of these young adults," Hikind said in a news release. "We need to do everything in our power to keep our community safe and aware of our surroundings. I look forward to the sentencing of these criminals for such heinous crimes."

Hikind called for the Midwood community to encourage the use of more surveillance cameras.

"Whether it be personal video surveillance or state instituted, we need cameras on every street," Hikind said in the release. "It's another measure of keeping us safe. They make all the difference in the world."