Mamajuana Cafe Beating Victim Will 'Never Be The Same,' Family Says

Mamajuana Cafe Beating Victim Will 'Never Be The Same,' Family Says

January 25, 2012 1:17pm | By Carla Zanoni, DNAinfo Social Media Editor

UPPER MANHATTAN — The family of a man beaten into a coma at controversial nightspot Mamajuana Cafe described Tuesday how he was viciously attacked by drunk patrons.

The emotional testimony was given as Community Board 12 refused to back an application for a new liquor license for a sister restaurant of the Inwood joint.

“He will never be the same again,” Lisa Veloz said about her brother Edwin, 23, who has been in a coma since he was beaten on Jan. 8 during a birthday celebration at the Dyckman Street restaurant.

The Veloz family, including cousins who were at the eatery with the victim at the time of the incident, accused Mamajuana Cafe's management of serving the suspects alcohol well after they were visibly intoxicated.

Community Board 12 voted down a resolution to recommend the approval of Mamajuana Cafe's liquor license for a new high-end Italian restaurant at 1 Nagle Avenue. (harlemonestop.com)

“They were served shot after shot after shot,” a family spokeswoman told the community board, adding that the bouncers added insult to injury when they mishandled the aftermath of the melee. 

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