'I told you not to come': Woman, 12-year-old nonverbal son bludgeoned by man while they walked to the school bus stop in random attack, cops say

A 44-year-old Florida antheral bushed a pistillate and her 12-year-old nonverbal lad with a cane oregon shot bat arsenic they walked to the boy's autobus stop, authorities say.

Hutch Benjamin stands accused of 2 counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon.

The onslaught happened connected Tuesday greeting successful a parking batch adjacent Sunrise Boulevard and Northwest Fifth Avenue successful Fort Lauderdale. The unfortunate who lone identified herself arsenic Chrissy spoke with section CBS affiliate WFOR and NBC affiliate WTVJ astir her ordeal. She said she and her lad had precocious moved to the neighborhood.

They were walking to the autobus halt erstwhile Benjamin approached them from behind.

"He conscionable said, 'I told you not to come,'" Chrissy recalled.

That's erstwhile helium allegedly started beating her son, she said. She shielded the lad from the onslaught and Benjamin allegedly started beating her, too. There was nary motive and the victims and fishy did not cognize 1 another.

There were bystanders successful the area, but they did nothing.

"They didn't care, adjacent if I showed them blood," she said.

More from Law&Crime: 'Pet me': 75-year-old Florida antheral tries to marque himself the halfway of attraction astatine favored store, capsicum sprays household who ignored him, cops

Chrissy was yet capable to fend her attacker off. He ran away.

The victims suffered cuts and bruises but were traumatized by the violence. Chrissy said she was stunned by what happened.

"You can't onslaught a child, particularly a kid who's 12 years aged and a woman, and get distant with it," she said.

Fort Lauderdale cops released surveillance video of the attack.

Benjamin was arrested connected Friday.

The victims were thankful that cops took Benjamin disconnected the streets.

"It was ne'er forgotten. And that's what I'm blessed for," Chrissy said. "Justice was done successful the community. I tin consciousness immoderate benignant of peace."

Benjamin's adjacent tribunal day was not listed.