A black college student says over a dozen Hasidic Jews attacked him in Brooklyn, N.Y. The vicious attack left Taj Patterson, 22, with a broken eye socket.
According to reports by NBC New York, Patterson was out with friends on Dec. 1 when the assault occurred. He says they approached him, punched him in the face and kicked him as he laid on the ground. He said the attack finally stopped when witnesses broke it up.
Patterson was taken to the emergency room after the attack and treated for his injuries. He will have to undergo more surgeries to reattach his damaged retina.
However, several members of the mostly Orthodox section of Brooklyn are saying that it is out of character for Hasidic Jews to commit such a crime. But Patterson says that he has several witnesses, including a city bus driver, who can back up his claim.
Police are investigating it as a hate crime, but they have yet to make any arrests.
