Pensioner, 70, left with shocking facial injuries after being battered for ‘asking thug to stop urinating against the wall of his partner’s house’
Police are looking for his attacker after Derek Laidlow was left with two black eyes and covered in blood
AN elderly man was beaten to the floor and left covered in blood after he asked a man urinating against the wall of his partner’s house to stop.
Derek Laidlow, 70, was brutally assaulted on Saturday evening – the result of which is clear from a photo released by police showing two black eyes and his swollen face.
Derek, from Failsworth, Greater Manchester, saw the man urinating at about 10.45pm and approached him.
As Derek asked him to stop what he was doing, the man punched him before pinning the pensioner against the wall.
The man continued to punch Derek’s face and head repeatedly.
Even when the OAP fell to the floor the assault continued until a passer-by pulled the man away from Derek, and he ran away.
Police are looking for this man described as white, of a stocky/muscular build, in his late 40s or early 50s.
He has dark hair with dark eyebrows and was wearing dark clothing.
Detective Constable at Greater Manchester Police, Kelly Bragg, said: “This is a horrendous act of brutality that has left a man with severe injuries to his face.
“I’m hoping that by issuing this photograph, people will see the true extent of Derek’s injuries and want to work with us to bring his attacker to justice.
“If anyone knows a man fitting this description, who may have been in the area at the time, please get in touch with us.”
Anyone with information should contact police on 101 or the independent charity Crimestoppers, anonymously, on 0800 555 111.
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