Police intensify hunt for thug who punched disabled man out his wheelchair in Bristol

Police are intensifying their hunt for a thug who punched a disabled man out of his wheelchair exterior a nightclub after detectives tracked down the sufferer. 

The appalling assault befell close to the BSB bar in Bristol’s waterfront district throughout the early hours of Friday morning. 

Video footage captured the second the sufferer was floored by a single punch from the yob, amid claims the person ran over his attacker’s foot together with his wheelchair.  

Avon and Somerset Police has now launched a contemporary plea for assist every week on from the violent outburst after at the moment confirming officers have spoken to the sufferer however that no arrests have been made.

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The thug was captured putting the person from his wheelchair exterior the BSB bar in Bristol’s waterfront district throughout the early hours of Friday

A spokesman for the pressure informed MailOnline: ‘We have now recognized and spoken with a person who was allegedly assaulted exterior the BSB bar on the Waterfront in Bristol within the early hours of Friday, March 17. 

‘Our investigation is ongoing and we’re persevering with to make enquiries to determine the opposite folks within the video.’

Cellular footage captured by a buyer exterior the bar confirmed the aggressive man putting the disabled male out of his wheelchair with one punch. 

Following the blow, his sufferer was knocked to the bottom the place he landed flat on his again. 

The thug swiftly walked away afterwards, together with a second man who accompanied him. Police at the moment are looking for each of those males, officers at the moment confirmed. 

The video quickly went viral on social media following the distressing incident that shocked prospects and safety workers exterior of the bar.

Reviews on social media have urged the thug had thrown the punch after the sufferer ‘ran over his foot’ together with his wheelchair.

Together with many others, skilled boxer Anthony Fowler slammed the yob answerable for the assault.

The video quickly went viral on social media following the distressing incident that shocked prospects and safety workers exterior of the bar

Mr Fowler tweeted: ‘Wtf simply once you assume you seen all of it some s***home punched somebody in a wheelchair.’

Others stated: ‘Even when he ran over your foot on objective, that is not proper. Come on now’. One other added: ‘Disgusting’. 

Avon and Somerset Police launched an investigation after footage of the assault was shared on social media. 

Inspector Adam Dolling stated: ‘We might ask anybody with info to return ahead as quickly as potential. 

‘For those who may help, please name us on 101 and provides the decision handler the reference quantity 5223064944.’

A spokesperson added: ‘Now we have collected CCTV from the native space, together with BSB bar, and we consider the incident occurred at simply after 1.30am on Friday.

‘We’re making additional makes an attempt at the moment to determine the sufferer, and are nonetheless interesting for anybody with info to return ahead.’

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