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A 35-year-old man has been arrested for a vicious New Year’s Day attack that put a Toronto lawyer in a coma.

Toronto Police say the victim, David Shellnutt, 36, was walking with a woman near Queen and Bathurst Sts. around 12:30 a.m. on Jan. 1 when a verbal altercation took place involving several occupants of a car who may have made crass comments to the female.

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When the vehicle stopped at a nearby red light, Shellnutt was seen on security video throwing a bag of garbage bag at the car from the sidewalk. Two men exited the vehicle and attacked Shellnutt.

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One assailant punched the victim and knocked him unconscious, then the second attacker punched him in the face again by while he was out cold on the ground.

Shellnutt was taken to hospital in a coma but has since made a significant recovery.

Investigators released CCTV video of the altercation last month in an effort to help find the attackers.