Police hunting racist thug who abused and threatened 62-year-old changing tyre
POLICE are hunting a racist thug who verbally abused and threatened a 62-year-old Chilean man while the victim was changing his car's flat tyre.
The victim was on the city-bound lane of Exeter Street, in a safe parking spot near HSS Tool Hire at around 11am on September 25.
Police say that without any provocation he was approached by a man who became extremely racially abusive towards him, first telling the victim he could not park there before repeatedly hurling obscenities and racially abusing him.
The tirade continued for some time, with the suspect shouting obscenities at the top of his voice.
When the terrified victim pulled out his mobile phone to contact police the thug ran forward and kicked the phone out of the victim's hand.
It was only when a female member of the public stepped in between the victim and the attacker that he finally broke off his tirade, but not before threatening the woman.
Investigators say there were several people in the area at the time of the offence who undoubtedly heard the loud shouts and saw the attacker.
The suspect finally walked off in the direction of Cattedown.
Anyone with information about the incident is being asked to call police on 08452 777444 or call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555111 quoting crime reference number EC/10/9966.
10 Comments
by Solly Atwell, Estover
Monday, October 04 2010, 8:28PM
“To the Devon village looking for its idiot.
Good news, he's turned up in Plymouth.”
by ian, Plymouth
Monday, October 04 2010, 6:15PM
“True I suppose probably the moron who carried out this abuse wouldn`t have any idea where Chile was if you asked him.”
by Tosh, Plymouth
Monday, October 04 2010, 5:08PM
“Most of these "Thugs" are nothing more than "chancers". They are a waste of space. They think they are big hard guys in a city.......Most City 5 year olds would turn them inside out!!
PLYMOUTH.....biggest village in Devon”
by scott, plymouth
Monday, October 04 2010, 3:18PM
“You're right Hutan, it is a delightful city.
Unfortunately some of the inhabitants are morons....emphasis on 'some' and I like to think they are the minority.”
by Mick, Barbican
Monday, October 04 2010, 2:54PM
“I didn't think anybody'd have a beef with Chile, they were on our side in the Falklands War”
by Darren, plym
Monday, October 04 2010, 12:11PM
“and of course andy, exeter, their are no 'thugs' in your drival city, are there ??.....****”
by RattamahatAL, Cattedown
Monday, October 04 2010, 10:42AM
“I think the chap may well be obviously of a different culture, the fact that he is Chilean probably didn't enter this idiots mind.”
by ian, Plymouth
Monday, October 04 2010, 9:44AM
“Racist abuse of a Chilean? How would you know? I mean Peruvian, Mexican, Colombian, how the heck would you know?
I do not agree with any sort of abuse but wonder sometimes if the Racial tag isn`t applied a bit too liberally to get a better conviction when these chimps are caught.”
by andy, exeter
Monday, October 04 2010, 9:19AM
“Another day....another Plymouth "thug" story”
by hutan, Thailand
Monday, October 04 2010, 8:02AM
“Clearly yet another charming member of your delightful city. Does the word 'respect' have any meaning any more?”