Shocking video released by police shows an alleged car thief being beaten into a coma in the Bronx by the vehicle’s owners, police and law enforcement sources told the Post Wednesday.
The 52-year-old man was allegedly caught breaking into the vehicle around 1:15 a.m. on March 24 near Park Avenue and East 140 Street in Mott Haven, sending the male owner of the car into a fit of rage, the sources said.
Surveillance footage released by cops late Tuesday shows the red-cap wearing man pummeling his victim, the alleged attempted thief, who is seen carrying a flashlight.
He continues beating the man — tossing him onto the sidewalk and throwing him against the wall of a building, video shows.
Meanwhile, a woman with the alleged attacker is seen in the video talking to a witness, during which time she explains that they had seen him trying to break into their car, the sources said.
The witness called 911.
Both suspects then fled east on East 140th Street, leaving the critically injured man lying on the sidewalk with a fractured skull.
He was rushed to Lincoln Medical Center, where he is in a coma, police said.