Man assaulted at ATM as young boy watches on
Police in the UK are searching for a man who was seen on camera assaulting a 59-year-old while accompanied by a young boy.
The security footage shows the man and a boy believed to be around 12-years-old on Palace Avenue, Paignton at about 8.45pm on September 29.
The attacker briefly walks away from the boy and appears to be talking to the 59-year-old man before punching him and knocking him to the ground.
The incident occurred next to an automatic teller machine.
The attacker and the boy then dash out of frame as two pedestrians walk buy.
“This is a particularly shocking unprovoked attack, especially as it appears that the attacker is with a child at the time,” a police spokesman said.
“There were a number of people in the area at the time who may have witnessed this unprovoked attack and who could help us identify the attacker.
“Also we would very much like to speak to the men who came to the victim’s aid following the attack – one has been in contact but the other has yet to come forward.”
The victim suffered injuries to his face and head, which required hospital treatment.
The attacker is described as being about 6’1” tall, white, with a stocky build. He was wearing a dark t-shirt.
The young boy was wearing a red long sleeved top.
Police have asked that anyone who was in the area at the time, or who witnessed the attack, contact them.
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