A man was left with serious injuries after he became subjected to an unprovoked homophobic attack in a park.
The victim, aged in his 20s, was assaulted by an another man at Clayton Vale Park, on Ten Acres Lane, in Clayton.
He suffered serious facial injuries and required hospital treatment.
The attack took place at around 12.30pm on Sunday, October 6.
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Greater Manchester Police are treating the attack as a hate crime and have released an image of a man they want to speak to in connection with the incident.
PC Arkadiusz Kosok, of GMP’s Greater Manchester division, said: “We are appealing for information in relation to this unprovoked attack which has seen an innocent man require hospital treatment for serious facial injuries.
“No one should be subjected to such a terrifying attack motivated by hatred towards minority groups and we are keen to speak to man in the images we have released in connection with the incident.
“We urge the public to get in touch if they think they may know him.”
Anyone with any information about the assault should contact police on 101 quoting incident number 1469 of 06/10/19. Details can also be passed on to the independent charity Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.
