WANTED: CCTV footage from the van's dash-cam gives a glimpse of the man police want to speak to, crossing the road in Cooks Lane. |
POLICE have appealed for help in tracing a man wanted in connection with a vicious attack in Kingshurst earlier this summer.
A delivery driver had been punched repeatedly in the face - and was left in need of hospital treatment - after he tried to stop a would-be thief driving off with his van.
Police revealed that the incident had happened in Cooks Lane on June 25, when a man got out of a passing vehicle and then leapt into the unattended van.
The driver had given chase as the van started to move off and tried to grab the crook, at which point he was hit in the face several times.
The vehicle crashed into a bollard in the centre of the road, prompting the attacker to abandon it and speed off in the blue Peugeot 207 he had gotten out of moments before.
The victim had suffered lacerations to his face during the incident, which took place at around 11.45am.
Footage from an on-board camera was posted online earlier this week in the hope that someone might recognise the suspect.
He is described as having two tattoos on his arm and curly black hair, with a distinctive high top hairstyle and beard.
He is Asian or possibly mixed race and in his mid to late 20s. Standing around 5ft 10ins tall, and of slim build, he was wearing a dark blue or black t-shirt, jeans and blue sports sunglasses.
Solihull Police said: "We are keen to identify this man who is believed to have carried out a nasty attack on an innocent man, leaving him hospitalised."
Anyone with information can call the force on 101, quoting crime reference number 20SH/141996P/18.
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