67-Year-Old Man With Alzheimer's Vicisiouly Beaten After He Tried Getting In Wrong Car

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The assault occurred in a parking lot after the victim mistakenly tried to enter the wrong car.

Florentino Hurtado, the senior citizen, was with his wife at a local meat market on Saturday. 

While his wife shopped, Hurtado, who has been battling his diagnosis for two years, stayed in the car, as recounted by his daughter, Jessica, to ABC13.

Surveillance footage captured Hurtado leaving the car, appearing disoriented — a common state for him, according to Jessica. 

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He then mistakenly attempted to open the door of another car, which was locked.

Trayvon Lockridge and Deroderic Stephens, believed to be the car's owners, then emerged and violently attacked Hurtado.

The video shows them stomping on his head and repeatedly punching him.

The attackers stole Hurtado’s cell phone and left him injured on the ground in the parking lot.

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Recalling the incident, Jessica said to ABC13, 

"My dad, you can see him stumble up and get up, and you could tell he was obviously confused and dazed as well, and he started wandering towards the pawnshop."

Weighing less than 100 pounds, Hurtado suffered a broken cheekbone, a potential traumatic brain injury, a black eye, and several cuts needing stitches, his family reported.

Jessica mentioned her father's lack of English fluency, which might have intensified the confusion.

Watching the surveillance footage was distressing for Jessica. 

"It’s hard to watch, to see someone have that aggression towards somebody and the fact that it’s our dad," she said.

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"He didn’t deserve it."

She believes a simple push or telling him to go away would have sufficed, saying, "My dad would have walked away."

Lockridge and Stephens were apprehended by the police and charged with aggravated robbery of a person over 65, as per officials.

Hurtado momentarily remembered the attack in the hospital but has since been unable to recall the incident.

Jessica reflected on the ordeal: 

"I understand my dad made a horrible mistake, but he didn’t deserve what that person did to him, so it’s been very hard."

"I think anyone who understands the people who deal with Alzheimer’s or just older people, everyone gets confused."

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Lockridge, 30, with no prior offenses, had his bond set at $50,000. 

Stephens, 37, facing five pending cases besides the new charge, has yet to have his bond set.