By Ben Aulakh
A gang of men who viciously attacked a Traffic Warden in Leicester are
being sought by police.
The serious assault happened in the Braunstone Gate area of the city at
around 12.10pm on Saturday September 1.
Three men, of Eastern European appearance and aged in their late twenties
to early thirties first spat at the victim, before karate kicking him in the
head, causing him to fall to the ground.
The gang then calmly walked off in the direction of a nearby Tesco.
The victim received injuries to his face and head and was taken to the
Leicester Royal for Infirmary for treatment.
PC Leigh Spencer, one of the officers investigating the incident said,
“We were called to the scene by the ambulance service after the man was found
with nasty injuries to his face and head.
“Through CCTV enquiries in the area we have managed to capture the
assault and images of the people responsible.”
Police are keen for anyone who might have been in the area at the time
and witnessed the incident, or seen the events that led up to it to come
forward.
Andrew Thomas, Leicester City Council's Head of Traffic Management said,
“Attacks like
this against staff who are simply carrying out their work is totally
unacceptable.
“We will be working with the police to identify the people responsible
and we would urge anyone with information about this incident to report it to officers.”
Anyone with any information is asked to contact PC 959 Leigh Spencer on
101 and then following the instructions to leave a message for a police officer,
keying in the officer’s identification number, 0959.
Alternatively, contact Crimestoppers, which is free and anonymous, on 0800
555 111 .
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