Wirral hate crime police hunt thug who racially abused taxi driver before punching him in the headDETECTIVES from Wirral’s specialist hate crime unit have released CCTV stills of a man they want to speak to after a taxi driver was racially abused then punched in the head.
At around 2.10am on March 7, a man approached a stationary private hire cab on Salisbury Street in Birkenhead.
The driver believed the man was about to ask for a lift and wound down his window to speak to him.
The attacker bent down to look at the driver - then hurled racial abuse at him and threatened to "slap" him.
Without provocation, he then punched the driver several times about the head and body before the victim was able to drive away to safety.
The driver was left shaken and extremely distressed by the ordeal.
Detectives believe the man pictured may be able to help them with their inquiries and urge him or anyone who recognises him to contact police.
Detective Constable Polly O'Brien said: “We are dedicated to stamping out racism and any other type of hate crime on Merseyside.
"Specialist officers from our dedicated hate crime investigation team, SIGMA, are investigating this incident.
“This was a completely unprovoked attack on a man just trying to do his job.
"I’m sure the public would agree, this kind of behaviour is clearly unacceptable and I would appeal to anyone with any information about this incident, or anyone who recognises the man, to get in contact so we can take positive action.”
Anyone with any information should call Wirral SIGMA Hate Crime Unit on 0151 777 2884 or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.
source:
http://www.wirralglobe.co.uk/news/12962531._/
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