According to authorities, 22-year-old Bronx resident Reginald Starks was arrested Thursday, in connection to a brutal attack on 28-year-old Franklin Marte, who was assaulted with a cobblestone just before 5 a.m. on June 9 on Brook Avenue in Mott Haven.
Marte was beaten so bad he underwent brain surgery on June 16.
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Authorities say the suspect stomped on and kicked the victim, before grabbing another cobblestone and hitting him with it.
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Police have charged Starks with attempted murder, robbery, assault, grand larceny and criminal possession of a weapon.
Marte had to get 59 stitches in his head, but family said he was responsive after the surgery.
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Police say it appears the attack was random and unprovoked.
Anyone with information in regard to this incident is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782).
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