A brave car owner was left with broken bones after desperately trying to stop his vehcile being driven away by a burglar.
Police have now issued CCTV images of a man they wish to speak to following the sickening scenes in Kirkby .
The burglary victim was left with a broken thumb, broken nose and multiple cuts and scratches to his body and face after trying in vain to stop his Audi A3 being taken - police confirmed.
Merseyside Police said at around 2pm on Bank Holiday Monday, May 6, the car keys to the red Audi were stolen from a house on Meadowsweet Road.
The car was taken and driven off in the direction of Angelica Road but after turning down a dead end it turned round at which point it was in collision with the owner of the car who had attempted to stop the vehicle in the road.
The car then drove off at speed up St Kevin’s Drive. It was found abandoned on Falcon Hey, Fazakerley , approximately 30 minutes later.
An investigation is underway and CCTV and house-to-house enquiries have been carried out in the local area.
Police have issued CCTV images of a man "who they believe could assist our enquiries".
"This could have been much worse"
Detective Inspector Jackie Guinness said: “I would appeal to anyone who was in the area of Angelica Road and Meadowsweet Road on the afternoon of Monday 6 May – which was a bank holiday – who saw anyone or anything suspicious to contact us.
“Thankfully the owner of the car was not seriously hurt but this could have been much worse."
She added: "We are committed to finding the person or people responsible for this incident and putting them behind bars.
"I would appeal for anyone who has any information to DM @MerPolCC, call 101 or contact Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111 quoting reference 19100225333.”
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