A Good Samaritan had his teeth knocked out in a vicious Stretford robbery when he rushed to the aid of a man being attacked who then escaped.
The heroic black cab driver was driving near Chatsworth Road on Sunday June 30 at around 5am when he saw two men attacking the driver of a red or maroon mini-cab.
The 57-year-old then got out of his car to help the distressed man and was promptly set upon by the men.
The initial victim then took this as an opportunity to drive off, leaving the man alone to fend off the attackers who stole cash from his cab and knocked several teeth out.
Detective Constable Martin Walsh, of Stretford CID, said: “This victim went to the aid of a fellow cab driver and got a thorough beating for his pains.
“He lost several teeth and some cash was stolen, leaving the victim angry and no doubt disillusioned that he was left to deal with the two thugs alone.”
Police now want to speak to the mini-cab driver, who fled the scene of the attack as the Good Samaritan who went to his aid was being assaulted.
Police are looking for a black male, 18-22 years old, slim in build and around 5ft 8in tall, with short to medium length black hair and clean shaven. He was wearing blue jeans and a blue shirt.
The other male is white, 18-22 years old, slim in build with blonde or ginger hair. He was also about 5ft 8in tall and was wearing a grey tracksuit with white stripes and the hood up.
DC Walsh said: “We now want to speak to the driver of the mini-cab, which we believe could have been a Honda. We completely understand that you felt threatened by these two men – we simply want to speak to you as you could help us piece together what happened and help us catch these men.”
If you are the cab-driver in question, or have any information that could help the inquiry, then call police on 0161 856 7655 or Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.
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