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The second suspect in the brazen beating of a senior citizen on a Vanier sidewalk last month has surrendered to police.

Yusuf Hussein, one of two 18-year-olds charged in the crime was to appear in court Tuesday on a number of charges.

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In a news release Monday, Ottawa police said Abdirahman Sahal, 18, of Ottawa has been charged with assault, aggravated assault and two breaches of probation.

Morty White, 74, told this newspaper he “could have died” after being viciously attacked as he emerged from a bank machine on Montreal Road at about 9 a.m. on Dec. 8.

White, one of the founders of Bagel Bagel in the ByWard Market, suffered a broken nose, black eyes, bruises and swelling on the back of his head, a fractured pelvis, and broken ribs.

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He was also perplexed as to the motive, as nothing was stolen from him. Police are describing the attack as random.

Reached via email while on vacation in Mexico, White’s wife, Pat Black, wrote: “Morty is just very pleased that the police were able to find them and have enough evidence to arrest … We were most impressed with the seriousness with which the police took this matter and for keeping us informed.”