WTC worker who ‘escaped’ 9/11 beaten to death by three teens: cops

A former World Trade Center worker who “narrowly escaped” the Sept. 11, 2001 terror attacks has been beaten to death by three teens — one of whom was just 12 at the time of the attack, according to officials.

Long Island native Roger Borkum, 64, was found “severely beaten” just before midnight on Oct. 19 in Downtown Jacksonville, FL., after three teens were seen “kicking and stomping” him, according to an arrest report from the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office.

He was found with blood “pooled” around his head — and a “blood trail extending down the sidewalk,” the arrest report said.

Roger Borkum, 64, was allegedly beaten to death by three teens. Legacy

The attackers were seen “rummaging” through Borkum’s backpack — and then returned around 20 minutes later, kicking him “multiple” times, the report said. In total, the same suspects were seen “battering the victim three separate times,” the police docs said.

Borkum, a widower who was homeless at the time, died four days later of his injuries.

Three suspects — Justin Curry, 13, Marcavion Lacey, 19, and Robert Pope, 17 — were arrested within hours of the attack.

They were all indicted for murder on Nov. 20, according to a Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office press release.

One of the suspects, Justin Curry, was just 12 at the time of the attack, according to authorities. Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office

Curry was just 12 at the time of the attack.

One of the suspects blamed the attack on Borkum — a stranger — having “dissed” their “dead homies,” the reports said, without elaborating.

Marcavion Lacey, 19. Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office

Robert Pope, 16. Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office

“This case is a heartbreaking reminder of how young some offenders have become and how devastating the consequences are for victims, families, and the surrounding community,” the sheriff’s office said.

“Parents and guardians, get involved in your children’s lives….Take action before it’s too late.”

Borkum was born in Syosset and worked at the WTC as a consultant on the 77th floor of Tower 1.

He was let go in July 2001, meaning he “narrowly escaped death” in the 9/11 attacks where “his coworkers perished” just over two months later, according to his obituary.

Hde lost his wife, Celeste Borkum, “untimely” in 2009 while she was on a humanitarian visit to Africa, his obit said, without giving details on how she died.