NYC sex offender WALKS FREE after attempted murder charges downgraded to a misdemeanor

A New York City sex offender who was arrested on a arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after punching a diner, fracturing his skull and causing a brain bleed, has been allowed to walk free after his charges were downgraded to a misdemeanor.

Bui Van Phu, 55, a registered sex offender who has spent 24 years in prison, left Bronx Criminal Court Thursday afternoon after appearing before Judge Giyang An.

Phu was convicted for attempted robbery in 1991 and is a registered sex offender – who was out on parole after being convicted of raping a 17-year-old girl at gunpoint on December 24, 1994, according to court records viewed by DailyMail.com. He was released from prison in March 2019 

In horrifying footage released by the NYPD, Phu is seen walking out of the Fuego Tipico restaurant in the Bronx, and pulling on a pair of gloves. 

He is then seen punching the victim with great force in the back of the head.  The victim was found unconscious and unresponsive on the ground after the unprovoked attack and was rushed to the hospital. 

His skull has been fractured and he is suffering from a brain bleed.  

Phu has been allowed to walk free after his charges were downgraded to a misdemeanor 

Phu, who was arrested on Wednesday, was previously convicted in March 1995 of Sexual Abuse in the First Degree 

The horrific surveillance video released by the NYPD captures the moment Phu put on a pair of gloves and swung with great force, hitting the victim in the back of the head.

He then immediately falls to the floor, appearing to be unconscious, banging his head on the concrete after the sudden attack. The victim suffered a skull fracture, broken cheek bone and bleeding on the brain, with EMS rushing him to NYC Health + Hospitals/Jacobi.

The NYPD claim that he ‘without prior conversation or altercation’ punched the victim in the face, before ‘returning back into the restaurant and later to parts unknown’.

The man is currently in a critical but stable condition, and investigations into the brutal attack are ongoing.

Phu is seen leaving the Bronx Criminal Court on Thursday after his charges were downgraded 

A NYPD spokesman said: ‘It was reported to police that on Friday, August 12, 2022 at approximately 2245 hours, police responded to a 911 call of a male assaulted in front of the Fuego Tipico Restaurant located at 163 Eat 188 Street.

‘Upon arrival, responding officers discovered a 52-year-old male victim unconscious and unresponsive on the ground with trauma to his head.

‘Upon further investigation, the victim exited the restaurant, stopped and observed several individuals talking, at which time an individual exited the restaurant put on a pair of gloves and positioned himself behind the victim. 

‘Without prior conversation or altercation, the individual punched the victim in the face before returning back into the restaurant and later to parts unknown.

‘The victim sustained a skull fracture, broken cheek bone and bleeding on his brain.

 ‘EMS responded to the scene and transported the victim to NYC Health + Hospitals/Jacobi, where he is listed critical but stable condition, the investigation is ongoing.’

The horrific surveillance video released by the NYPD captures the moment Phu put on a pair of gloves before the unprovoked attack

Horrifying surveillance footage shows the victim, 52, crumpling to the floor as he is attacked from behind

Shortly before the attack Phu positions himself behind his victim, before raining down a vicious blow in front of a group of other people outside of the restauran