A taxi driver was battered round the head and put in hospital after a thug launched an unprovoked attack on him and smashed up his car during sickening scenes on the Wirral.
Today police issued CCTV images of man clutching a box of lager in a shop and on a bike who they would like to speak to as part of their probe into shocking attack in Wallasey.
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Police said the the 52-year-old taxi driver was reversing his silver Ford Mondeo out at the junction of Ilford Avenue and Poulton Road when his attacker started verbally abusing him.
A police spokesperson said: "The man then assaulted the driver by punching him to the face and hitting him over the head before causing damage to the car."
The man suffered cuts to his head and cuts and bruising to an arm and hand as a result of the unprovoked attack around 6.25pm on Sunday, May 9.
Damage was also caused to the roof of the victim's taxi.
Merseyside Police say they believe the man in the CCTV images "could assist with the investigation".
Detective Inspector Tom Clarke said: “This was a nasty and unprovoked attack on an innocent man minding his own business and we are determined to catch the person responsible.
“I would ask the man in the images, or anyone who recognises him to contact us as we believe he may have information which is vital to our enquiries.”
Anyone with information is asked to DM @MerPolCC or @CrimestoppersUK on 0800 555 111 quoting reference 21000299289.
