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Sometime before his arrest in the Aug. 12 incident, Van Phu, 55, called his parole officer to report he had punched a man, and was worried the victim wouldn’t survive, a law enforcement source told the Daily News.
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.
Brutal surveillance footage shows the moment two 16-year-olds were tossed down a flight of stairs before being beaten and robbed by five assailants in a Bronx apartment complex on Saturday.
Police union president Clyde Boatwright condemned the people and policies responsible for releasing the New York City sucker-punch suspect back onto the street.
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Bui Van Phu, who was turned loose this past Thursday following a hearing in the ugly assault, was ordered locked up after a state Corrections official revealed to a judge that Van Phu was a member of the notorious Born to Kill street gang and charged that he remained a threat to the community.