Taxi driver attacked in ‘hate crime’

Tuesday, 16 April 2019 16:00

Police are investigating an assault on a taxi driver in Salford as a hate crime.

Shortly after 12.50am on Saturday 6 April a taxi driver was driving along Kenyon Way in Little Hulton when a group of teenagers began throwing stones at the windscreen of his car.

The taxi driver pulled over and approached the group, requesting that they stop throwing stones. The teenagers started hurling racist abuse before they picked up sticks from the ground and launched an attack on the taxi driver, hitting him across his face, arms and legs.

The victim managed to escape to the safety of his taxi before driving off. He suffered cuts and bruising to his lower back and face and required hospital treatment.

The seven offenders are described as white teenage boys, wearing dark clothing and hooded sweatshirts.

PC Daniel Marshall, of GMP’s Salford district, said: “Incidents of this nature will never be tolerated in our communities, and we are doing everything we can to find those responsible for this vile attack.

“We have been carrying out a number of lines of enquiries since this incident and we are now appealing for the public’s help.

“If you were in the area at the time and you saw anything then please get in touch with police as soon as possible."

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