NJ 'knockout' punch victim's wife hopes she and children will join husband soon in America

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Friday, February 26, 2016
Disturbing video of apparent knockout game in Paterson
Cell phone video from a Facebook post showing a man getting punched in Paterson, New Jersey.

PATERSON, New Jersey (WABC) -- Eyewitness News is learning more about the victim of a shocking, unprovoked attack that was caught on camera in New Jersey.



Cesar Nejara is a 37-year-old street cleaner who was knocked unconscious on a corner in Paterson.



Nejara's wife and five children still live in Guatemala, and they're hoping to gain Visas to be able to join him in America.



18-year-old Kristian Gonzalez is charged in the attack, along with another young man who videotaped it.



Gonzalez's attorney claims the teen's ADHD may be a contributing factor to his behavior.

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