Posted: Tue 21st Aug 2018

“Good Samaritan” attacked after stopping at what he thought was a crashed van

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This article is old - Published: Tuesday, Aug 21st, 2018

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Detectives investigating an attempted robbery in Chester are appealing for witnesses to come forward. ‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​

At 11.15pm on Thursday 9 August a 49-year-old man was driving along Dodleston Lane towards Pulford after the railway crossing when he saw a small, light coloured Suzuki carry van which appeared to have crashed into bushes. ‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​

When the man stopped driving to check the people inside were okay, two men approached his vehicle and attacked him. ‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​

One of the men hit him in the face and grabbed at his clothing before both men dragged him out of his vehicle and demanded money. ‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​

The victim managed to fight both of the men off and they ran away from the scene empty handed. ‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​

One of the men is described as a white man aged in his early to mid-40s, around 6ft in height with very short shaved hair and well built. He was wearing a Nike tracksuit top and spoke with a slight Welsh accent. ‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​

The other man is described as white with a scouse accent and was wearing a red long sleeve top with two white stripes down the arm. ‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​

The victim received minor injuries to his body including small cuts to his hands, chest and legs. ‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​

Detective Constable Tom Philpotts, of Chester CID, said: “The victim was being a good Samaritan by stopping to see if anyone was hurt inside the car when these two men attacked him. ‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​

“As part of my enquiries I am looking at the possibility that these two men could have been in the area with the same van two weeks before this incident took place. ‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​

“If you saw anyone acting suspiciously, or have any dashcam or CCTV footage please get in touch by calling 101.” ‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​

Anyone with any information is asked to call Cheshire Police on 101 quoting IML 150006 give the details via https://cheshire.police.uk/contact/general-enquiries or contact Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111. ‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​

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