Police search for man who threw hot coffee on victim in Brooklyn deli

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Monday, May 2, 2016
Brooklyn coffee assault
Police released surveillance video of a man wanted for throwing hot coffee on another man in Brooklyn.

BEDFORD-STUYVESANT, Brooklyn (WABC) -- A scorching attack in Brooklyn was caught on camera.



The assailant was armed with a cup of steaming hot coffee.



Police say he threw the coffee on another man after they got into an argument.



It happened two weeks ago at a deli in Bedford-Stuyvesant, but the video was just released.



The victim suffered burns to his chest.


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