Good Samaritan disfigured with baseball bat while trying to stop a man from beating his dog (photos)

A good Samaritan was beaten within an inch of his life when he stepped in to stop his alleged assailant from abusing a dog.

Rubin Bartley, 34, was charged with attempted murder for bludgeoning the 35-year-old victim during a fight at East 135th Street and Third Avenue in Mott Haven, New York around 3:45 p.m. on Sunday, August 27, police said.

Bartley was allegedly beating his dog, a female Doberman when the Good Samaritan tried to intervene. Bartley turned on him and knocked him to the ground.

The suspect then went to his car and came back with a wooden bat — and the two men began grappling on the ground, the police said.

Bartley then allegedly got up and began repeatedly pummeling the good Samaritan with the bat, breaking his jaw.

The victim was taken to Lincoln Medical Center in stable condition with trauma to his face and head, cops said.

Bartley, was arrested at the site of the attack. He also faces an assault rap, police said.