A career criminal out on parole was busted for callously shoving a 91-year-old man during a botched robbery on the Upper East Side that left the victim hospitalized, authorities said.
Christian Torres, 35, was stepping off a No. 6 train in East Harlem when he was nabbed by eagle-eyed patrol cops who recognized him from a “Wanted” poster for the Feb. 1 attack, the NYPD said.
The bully allegedly shoved Hyman Silverglad to the ground on East 86th Street near First Avenue in a brazen, broad-daylight attack, but scurried off when Silverglad screamed for help, officials said.
Torres — who cops say has multiple prior arrests — was charged with attempted robbery in the failed robbery that left Silverglad with six bone fractures and another fracture at the bottom of his spine.
Torres pounced on Silverglad around 10:30 a.m., unloading punches as he tried to grab the nonagenarian’s wallet, police said.
But the assailant ran off empty-handed when the elderly victim shouted and tried to fight back, according to Silverglad and cops.