The man suffered horrific injuries and was found by police covered in blood. Photo / Met Police
The man suffered horrific injuries and was found by police covered in blood. Photo / Met Police
An elderly British man was left unconscious, bleeding and seriously injured in the street after a man sprinted from his car and attacked him from behind.
The 80-year-old was walking down the street when he was brutally attacked, suffering multiple injuries including a broken wrist, nose and cheekbone.
CCTV footagecaptured the attack, showing a man sprinting from his car before delivering a blow to the back of the head.
The man suffered horrific injuries and was found by police covered in blood. Photo / Met Police
The elderly man was left unconscious on the ground before ambulance staff arrived and took him to hospital.
The driver then ran back to his car and drove away, leaving the victim covered in blood and unconscious.
The victim was left with a broken wrist, nose and cheekbone. Photo / Met Police
The Metropolitan police said the victim hit a brick as he fell.
Detective Constable Luke Thomson said: "The victim has suffered horrific injuries as a result of a nonsensical attack, which could have cost him his life.
"There is no place in society for unlawful and aggressive acts such as this.
"We are appealing for anybody who knows the man who carried out this brutal attack to come forward and assist us with our investigation to help us bring the person responsible to justice."