Man arrested after Facebook video shows him punching homeless woman in the face

Lunge: Ibn Hunter lands his brutal blow
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Sebastian Mann21 October 2015
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A man filmed punching a homeless woman in the face has been arrested after footage of the vile attack was posted on Facebook.

The assault - in Atlantic City, New Jersey - was said to have left the 45-year-old victim in hospital with a serious head injury and her attacker in custody.

In the footage, Ibn Hunter is seen pacing around in front of his victim while yelling in her face.

“I ain’t gonna do what?” he can be heard asking the woman. “I ain’t gonna grab you? I ain’t gonna do what?”

A woman off-camera is then heard saying: “She said you ain’t gonna smack her dog."

Moments later 25-year-old Hunter looks to the camera, pulls back his right arm and lunges with a clenched fist at the helpless woman.

As the punch lands brutally on the victim's face, a callous man out of shot says: "Bing!"

Afterwards, Hunter launches into an expletive-laden tirade in which he claims that "this is what happens when you say I ain't going to smack you".

The footage was later uploaded to Facebook and brought to the attention of police.

Hunter, also known as Iben Hunter, was arrested on Monday and remains in jail where officials are asking for $100,000 to post bail, the Press of Atlantic City reported,

The woman, who has not been named, has since been discharged from hospital.

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