A GOOD Samaritan ​who ​offered to lend two men short on cash some money to cover their meal at a fried chicken shop ended up getting beaten and robbed for trying to help, cops say.

The victim was savagely beaten by four men inside the takeway - then robbed by a fifth as he lay helpless on the floor, New York Post reported.

4 The man offered to spot two men, pictured, some cash when they didn't have enough money to pay for their meal Credit: NYPD

Video from inside the restaurant shows the vicious attack as it unfolded in full view of other customers.

4 The pair and some pals then turn on the victim and start brutally beating him Credit: NYPD

The 37-year-old victim told police that an argument began when he offered to help pay for the two men’s meal, which they were a few dollars short of paying for, inside Texas Chicken and Burgers in Brooklyn, New York on March 1.

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The two men got angry at the offer and soon grabbed the victim’s cane and began striking him in the head and body with it and their fists, police said.

4 Four men attack the 37-year-old victim and can be seen kicking and jumping on him Credit: NYPD

The men pummeled the victim harder when he tried to defend himself, and soon two other men entered the location to join in the beating.

When the attackers fled, another man entered the restaurant and emptied the victim’s pockets before fleeing, police said.

4 Following the attack a fifth man robs the victim while he lays on the floor Credit: NYPD

The victim was taken to a local hospital, where he was treated for multiple broken bones, contusions and lacerations.

WANTED: 4 males for gang assault on a male/37 at 521 Ocean Avenue #Brooklyn, 7:30pm 3/1. Share info, call #800577TIPS.@NYPD70Pct pic.twitter.com/B3iGJJbyFi — NYPD NEWS (@NYPDnews) March 15, 2017

New York Police Department said it was searching for four males following the incident.

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