Video released by the New York Police Department shows two suspects approaching a man from behind at the Kings Plaza Mall, before one of them punches the man across the face.
Jesus Cortes, was left with a fractured skull and a brain bleed after the attack by Bui Van Phu, 55, a week ago. He has since had brain surgery and is in a coma.
Bui Van Phu, 55, a registered sex offender on lifetime parole, was allowed to walk straight out of court on supervised release without bail until Hochul demanded he stay behind bars.