Tahfuz Rahman continues to suffer the after effects of a brutal attack that left him in hospital after he tried to sell a pair of iPhones on Kijiji.

He’s not only experiencing nightmares, but is wracked with paranoia, constantly glancing over his shoulder if he is ever forced to walk down the street alone.

“I’m terrified all the time,” the 34-year-old told yorkregion.com. “I just keep wondering if he’s going to come for my family.”

This is his new reality after he was punched in the face while chasing a man he met under the pretext of selling the phones at a south end gas station Sunday afternoon.

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The 1 p.m. encounter turned sour after the man, who Rahman said he made sure to meet in a public place with cameras, pretended to inspect the phones before simply walking out of the Yonge Street and Steeles Avenue gas station with the devices.

After giving chase, Rahman was punched in the face, resulting in a painful fall to the ground that badly bloodied his face and damaged his arm and torso.

“I am suffering from constant headaches as a result of how I fell,” he said.

As for how he feels about people who take advantage of people’s honesty and a site built partially on trust, he said there is no excuse for the behaviour.

“These people don’t have any morals at all,” he added.

The one positive was the response of customers at the gas station who comforted him and bought him water when he re-entered after the robbery.