Boxer Ricky Hatton and Manchester United legend Lou Macari have sent messages of support to three dads who are trekking across the UK in memory of their young daughters who took their own lives.
03.09.2022 - 10:51 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
He has taken the same route to and from work for 20 years. But on a warm summer's day this year, a 62-year-old grandfather was subjected to the most appalling violence.
The man, a Sikh leader who Greater Manchester Police have not named, was in the centre of Manchester's Northern Quarter - the city's hip mix of independent bars, shops - and galleries, when he had a life-changing encounter.
It is believed as he walked he may have accidentally brushed the arm of a young woman. The result of that innocent contact would be catastrophic. The woman's boyfriend, it is thought, took exception and began to follow him down the street.
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CCTV footage captures the men exchanging words on Hilton Street. But the victim moves away, clearly wishing to avoid any confrontation. Striding with purpose, the man he was talking to pursues him from Hilton Street into Tib Street. He then hits him in the head with two quick punches.
Chillingly, the second punch leaves the victim motionless in the middle of the street. He suffered a serious brain injury and has not spoken a word since. His attacker calmly walked away, glancing back briefly to look at his victim lying in the road near the Spanish restaurant, Evuna.
Approaching cars slowed and passers-by stopped, one calling emergency services. Now police have decided to release video footage of the attack in a bid to identify the thug who carried out the savage assault. They have also issued CCTV images of a man and a woman they want to speak to. The victim's broken family say they feel have 'lost' the man who brought joy to their lives.
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Boxer Ricky Hatton and Manchester United legend Lou Macari have sent messages of support to three dads who are trekking across the UK in memory of their young daughters who took their own lives.
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