WARNING: This blog features an image which readers may find distressing, at the end of this post.
Source: http://www.thestar.co.uk/news/local/deaf-man-left-battered-after-attack-by-thugs-1-5245359
THESE horrific injuries were inflicted on a deaf 52-year-old man who was punched and kicked by three men.
The shocking image of 52-year-old Michael Boyle has been released by Nottinghamshire Police after he was attacked in Worksop.
He suffered a fractured eye socket and jaw and swelling and bruising to his face.
Police said Mr Boyle was walking along Bridge Place on Sunday, December 16, when he was set upon by three men from behind.
The incident happened near the mini-roundabout at the junction of Gateford Road and Sandy Lane.
Mr Boyle was punched in the face and after falling to the floor was kicked by the men who fled the scene.
A police spokeswoman said Mr Boyle’s hearing aid was knocked out during the attack, leaving him even more vulnerable and disorientated.
Anyone with any information about the attackers should call Nottinghamshire Police on 101, quoting incident 747 of December 16.
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lana
December 21, 2012
Poor Man, I hope that he is recovering from his shock and the bruises eases down. I do hope that he has a family/friends to look after him and helps him to forget this horrible incident.
dicastlewriter
December 22, 2012
This is an appalling attack on a vulnerable man. To attack his face and eyes they must be the scum of the earth. Deaf people need their eyes to see danger, lip read, read sign language, read subtitles. I hope the perpetrators are brought swiftly to justice and given long sentences but I suppose they will get off with a pat on the back and told not to do naughty things again.
Where are the parents?