Cops released new pictures of two vicious muggers who pummeled a 66-year-old man in the Bronx — then tried to pick his pockets as he lay mortally wounded on the pavement.
Wesley James had been walking steps from his home on East Tremont Avenue near Schley Avenue in Throggs Neck around 10:30 a.m. Sept. 18, when the muggers approached him and slugged him in the face, authorities and family said.
James fell to the ground and hit his head, cops said — but that didn’t stop the small-time crooks from trying to continue with the robbery.
After the one mugger punched the victim to the ground, his pal went through his pockets but they ended up fleeing empty-handed, authorities said.
James was taken to Jacobi Medical Center, where he was listed in stable condition but his condition gradually declined until Nov. 3 when he succumbed to his injuries, cops said.
His death certificate, finalized on Feb. 4, indicated he’d suffered blunt force trauma, causing a brain injury, law enforcement sources said.
The NYPD on Monday released photos of the two at-large suspects as they reclassified the case as a homicide. No arrests had been made as of Tuesday night.
During his funeral in November, James’ family called for justice for their loved one who was senselessly attacked just outside his home, News 12 reported.
“I believe in the law,” his brother, Lelburn James, told the outlet. “I want the law to catch these criminals and get them off the street, so this won’t happen to anybody else’s family.”