Teen Charged After Suspects Attack Boy, 16, Steal His Pants, Phone on Brooklyn Subway Train: NYPD

A 15-year-old boy has been arrested in connection with a violent attack and robbery aboard a Brooklyn subway that left a 16-year-old victim pants-less and unconscious. 

The teen suspect was arrested Monday on robbery charges after the attack Friday afternoon on a Canarsie-bound L train near the Broadway Junction station in East New York. 

The 15-year-old is thought to be among the group of attackers that were caught on amateur video beating a 16-year-old boy.

Authorities say that the group attacked the teen after asking if he was in a gang. When the victim said he wasn't in one, police say the group attacked.

During the beating, the victim managed to get off the train and on to a platform, where the attack continued, authorities said. The attackers stole the teen's phone, pants and sneakers before leaving.

Video of the attack obtained by the Daily News shows the victim on the ground as a gaggle of attackers surround him. The teen lays motionless on the platform as the attackers run away, and another group of people pull him onto a train car. Once the teen is on the train car, he appears to come to.

The teen was taken to the hospital with a concussion and a severe injury to his eye.

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