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01/12/2011
Ice Cream Man Injured In Monsall Machete Attack
An ice cream man has been attacked with a machete and robbed while selling ice cream from his van in Greater Manchester.
The 54-year-old man was selling ice cream to a child on Lodge Street in Monsall at about 8pm on Sunday evening when four teenagers approached him and demanded cash.
It is understood that the attackers tried to pull the man out of his van and during the altercation he was cut on the back of the head with the machete- the teenage attackers escaped with only £20.
A spokesman for Greater Manchester Police said the teenager carrying the machete was white, between 16 and 18 years old, about 5ft 10in (1.7m) tall wearing a plain grey hooded top and material pulled up over the lower part of his face.
A second teenager, also in his late teens, is described as white, about 5ft 10in (1.7m) tall and of a stocky build wearing a plain grey-hooded top with cords.
The other two teenagers were both wearing dark-coloured hooded jackets with the hoods pulled up.
The police are seeking information and witnesses.
(LB)
The 54-year-old man was selling ice cream to a child on Lodge Street in Monsall at about 8pm on Sunday evening when four teenagers approached him and demanded cash.
It is understood that the attackers tried to pull the man out of his van and during the altercation he was cut on the back of the head with the machete- the teenage attackers escaped with only £20.
A spokesman for Greater Manchester Police said the teenager carrying the machete was white, between 16 and 18 years old, about 5ft 10in (1.7m) tall wearing a plain grey hooded top and material pulled up over the lower part of his face.
A second teenager, also in his late teens, is described as white, about 5ft 10in (1.7m) tall and of a stocky build wearing a plain grey-hooded top with cords.
The other two teenagers were both wearing dark-coloured hooded jackets with the hoods pulled up.
The police are seeking information and witnesses.
(LB)
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