God, please forgive him; I wouldn’t: Sister of the victim of a sex offender attack who had horrific prior odours
BRONX, NYC: On Wednesday, August 12, a man was viciously pummelling and assaulted in front of a restaurant in New York City. Bui Van Phu, a 55-year-old suspect, has been detained and is accused of attempting to kill someone. Jesus Cortez, 52, the victim, was savagely battered during the unprovoked, senseless attack. The assault caused a fracture to his skull.
The victim’s younger sister, Veronica Cortes, applauded the NYPD after the culprit was swiftly taken into custody and said that her family had suffered greatly as a result of Phu’s attack on her brother. May God forgive him, because I wouldn’t, she said in an interview with The Daily News, adding, “He did a lot of harm to me and my family, putting us through this.” The victim, 52, is a citizen of the Bronx district.
On 163 East 188 Street in the Bronx, the event happened in front of the Fuego Tipico restaurant. When the police arrived at the scene at 10.45 p.m., they discovered Cortes unconscious and bleeding from the head. He was taken urgently to the hospital, where he is still receiving care. Following the arrest of Phu, the NYPD confirmed it. They think that before Phu punched Cortes without any prior verbal or physical argument, both Phu and Cortes had to have left the same restaurant. The 52-year-old fell to the ground unconscious as he proceeded to viciously beat him.
Phu strolled back to the restaurant after his one-sided and self-initiated argument with Cortes, and then vanished. He was characterised as an adult male with a medium frame, medium complexion, and some balding. At the time of the incident, he was sporting a pair of black jeans, a black t-shirt, and gloves.
Cortes, a Bronx resident, worked in the kitchen of a restaurant in Brooklyn. According to a statement made by his sister regarding his attacker, “That kind of guy has no business walking the streets. I experienced a mixture of helplessness, rage, and sadness because the individual who caused the harm is unaware of the harm he caused to the entire family.” Her sibling sustained a fractured skull, broken cheekbone, and brain haemorrhage. He was transported quickly by EMS to the NYC Health + Hospitals/Jacobi.
In addition, Phu’s court records reveal a lengthy history of criminal charges. He had been found guilty of attempting to rob in 1991. His conviction for raping a 17-year-old girl at gunpoint on December 24, 1994, made him a registered sex offender. 2019 saw his release from jail.