Man Has Finger Cut Off In Rotherham Attack
Meat cleaver used in what Police call "unprovoked" race attack at Herringthorpe petrol station
A man's recovering after having part of his finger sliced off with a meat cleaver in what South Yorkshire Police have called an "unprovoked" racially motivated attack. It happened at 6 o'clock this morning at the BP petrol station on Herringthorpe Valley Road in Rotherham, when the 31 year old Asian man was dropped-off by a taxi to use the cash machine. He's in a stable condition in hospital after having also been brutally beaten - repeatedly punched in the face.
The first attacker is described as white, of tall, slim build, the victim was unable to provide a description of the second man. Leading the investigation Detective Inspector Richard Partridge said: "This is an extremely nasty attack which appears to be unprovoked and is being treated as racially aggravated. "A full investigation is underway and as well as reviewing CCTV, we have a team of detectives in the area and officers are supporting the victim.
"The incident is being taken extremely seriously and we can reassure members of the community that we are following a number of lines of enquiry to identify these offenders.
"We’d also like to speak to the driver of the taxi who dropped the victim off at the garage as they may hold vital information about the assault."