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An unhinged man allegedly slugged a 4-year-old boy in the head in Times Square — then promptly got a beating from two women, with the child’s mom helping restrain him until cops arrived.
Babacar Mbaye, 34, was arrested Thursday after the unprovoked broad-daylight attack at 46th Street and Seventh Avenue at the Crossroads of the World, the NYPD said.
The brute allegedly hit the child at around 3:20 p.m. as the area bustled with pedestrians enjoying an unseasonably warm afternoon.
He was then tackled by the child’s mom and another woman, according to the NYPD, law-enforcement sources and security footage obtained by The Post.
The video showed the two heroic women racing in front of the TKTS bleachers to take down the creep. One of them tackled the suspect just inches away from Seventh Avenue traffic while the other swung an object that appeared to be a bottle or rolled-up umbrella at him, according to the footage.
The young boy could be seen holding his head with both hands.
One woman who held down the suspect was the child’s mom, sources said, but its unclear which one.
When officers showed up to arrest Mbaye, he allegedly kicked one as they tried to take him to a police cruiser, cops said.
The child was treated at the scene. He and his mom appear to live in The Bronx.
Mbaye was charged with felony assault, reckless endangerment and resisting arrest, according to police.
He has a record dating back to 2009, with arrests including for assault, criminal possession of a weapon, DWI and menacing, sources said.
Mbaye was ordered held on $30,000 cash bail at his arraignment in Manhattan Criminal Court late Friday. His next hearing is set for Wednesday.
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