Bystander assaults man after taking pictures of his own child | Inland

After taking the pictures of the baby, the suspect gets angry. The police write: “The man starts talking angrily in English to the victim. Because the victim does not fully master the English language, he does not immediately understand what is going on. His wife understands and explains that the man thinks the victim has captured him on camera. That is not the case and the victim also tries to explain this directly. However, the man continues to scream and swear at the victim angrily. Reason for the victim to indicate that he does want to remove the video in question and he does so immediately. Then the man walks away to another part of the metro and it seems that the stocking is finished.”

severe abuse

When the man and his family get off the metro at the Overamstel stop, he is beaten, kicked in the head and bitten by the suspect. The man also tries to push the victim onto the track. In addition, the newly purchased cup of coffee is also knocked out of the victim’s hand, which ends up in the pram, where the child is lying.

The statement from the police states that at one point the man takes the victim’s phone from his pocket. The man’s phone has fallen to the floor and the victim quickly kicks it at his wife. The victim says the man can get his phone back if he also returns the victim’s phone and eventually the man and victim “swap” the two phones. Then the man quickly walks away and leaves the platform.

injuries

The victim was injured in the incident, but not seriously injured. The child in the pram escaped without injury. Although the injuries are not so bad, the family is very shocked by the incident.

Reporting

After the assault, the man fled. “Everyone can understand that we want to detain someone with such a short fuse and all information is therefore welcome with us,” the police said.

The man’s description is as follows:

• Man;
• dark complexion;
• Between 20 and 30 years old;
• Between 1.75 and 1.85 meters long;
• Normal to muscular build;
• Wore: a black hat, a white shirt, black pants, white sneakers and a small black bag.

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