Horrific moment Sikh leader ‘left for dead’ on the street after ‘brushing past a lady’; police release CCTV photographs in an effort to identify his assailant.
The 62-year-old man was assaulted in Manchester and left for dead.
It is believed that the Sikh leader’s assailant had a grudge against him when he accidentally touched the arm of his companion while passing the pair on June 23.
Since the incident, the victim has been hospitalized with a severe brain damage.
Greater Manchester Police have released CCTV video in an effort to identify his assailant.
Manchester police have released CCTV video in an effort to identify the attacker of a Sikh leader who was left for dead on the street.
The unidentified 62-year-old victim was struck in the head on June 23 in the heart of Manchester’s Northern Quarter by a man believed to have been furious after colliding with his spouse.
It is believed that while going home, the grandpa accidently touched the arm of a young lady. Her companion then accompanied him down the street.
CCTV video catches the conversation between the guys on Hilton Street. The victim flees, but is chased along Tib Street and struck twice in the head before collapsing to the ground.
The assailant is seen pursuing the victim along Tib Street in Manchester’s Northern Quarter.
The two guys spoke when the victim accidently touched the arm of his attacker’s accomplice.
CCTV video captures the moment the assailant rushes the victim and administers two head blows.
His assailant then leaves him laying on the road outside a restaurant before departing.
The victim had a severe brain damage and has been mute ever since. According to his relatives, his life has been “tragically transformed.”
They said, “On June 23, 2022, our loving and caring husband/father, a 62-year-old Sikh priest, had his life tragically altered forever when a thug cowardly committed this heinous act, leaving him in a pool of blood with catastrophic permanent life-changing brain damage, and walked away as if it were normal behavior.”
“A committed husband and father who has lived, worked, and supported a community in a city he has cherished for 37 years, but who cannot even leave the hospital due to his illness.
‘He worked long hours every day to help his children live the life he never got to and make sure we were raised to help and inspire future generations, raising a teacher, a pharmacist and a soon-to-be doctor.
People watched as a Sikh priest was left for dead on the busy streets of Manchester, where he walks home every day. The nasty, vicious men who assaulted him blindly and savagely are still at large.
The assailant struck the victim twice in the head, causing him to be hospitalized with a severe brain damage.
Footage shows the perpetrator leave the scene, leaving the 62-year-old victim on the road.
Police have published CCTV photographs in an effort to identify the perpetrator.
“We hear about terrible events in the news, but we never expect them to happen to one of our own, a man who was incapable of uttering a single harsh or negative word and who encouraged those around him to practice compassion.
“We have lost the life of the party, the light in the midst of our despair, and the laughter and pleasure he brought home every day. Our hearts are now empty.” The man who went for work that day and intended to go home to enjoy the pleasant weather will never return.
It has been more than two months since the event, and we are no closer to locating the perpetrator and bringing them to justice for their acts. Therefore, we are appealing to anybody with information or who may know the perpetrator to come forward. Our husband/father resides in a hospital bed with life-altering injuries, uncertain of his future.
Please act now, not out of hatred, but to prevent this tragedy from reoccurring and ripping another family apart, as we would not want this suffering on anyone else.
Police have published photographs of individuals they want to talk with about the incident.
The police have issued a photograph of a lady they desire to talk with about the incident.
Greater Manchester Police have published CCTV video in an effort to identify the assailant, as well as photographs of a man and a woman they want to talk with about the incident.
Longsight CID Detective Inspector Mark Astbury said, “We are eager to identify the man and lady seen in the accompanying photographs, as we feel they may be able to help us with our inquiry.”
We decided to share the CCTV video with the family’s consent to demonstrate the brutality and callousness of the assault, as well as the necessity to ensure the perpetrator is apprehended and punished for his heinous conduct.
A 38-year-old man detained in July on suspicion of aggravated assault in relation to the incident has been ruled out by investigators.
Anyone with information or who may recognize the man or lady in the photos can call the police at 0161 856 6049 or submit a complaint at www.gmp.police.uk.
You may also call Crimestoppers anonymously at 0800 555 111.