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Suspect In SEPTA Sucker Punch Assault Turns Himself In

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) – The 16-year-old suspect caught on camera punching a 60-year-old man on a SEPTA platform has surrendered to police.

A surveillance video from Monday shows the victim was knocked unconscious at the 15th and Market Station.

Police say the altercation started when the victim accidentally stepped on a man's foot while trying to squeeze on to a Market-Frankford El train.

The victim suffered a broken jaw and received stitches to his face.

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