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Irish Daily Mirror
01-07-2025
- Irish Daily Mirror
Naked man attacks driver outside Aldi supermarket as horrified children watch on
Terrifying mobile phone footage has shown the moment a completely naked man appears to attack a driver and attempt to get inside a car with a family inside. The incident, which occurred in Middleton near Manchester on Sunday (June 29), saw a crazed man 'running over the roundabout' and 'going for any car or person near him', witnesses claimed. Police were called to reports of a man, in the nude, who had been approaching vehicles at random on Manchester Old Road, close to the Middleton Archer pub, during the afternoon rampage, reports The Manchester Evening News. During the incident, witnesses claimed the nude man was 'attacking a guy' from a car with children inside. "It was awful. I was two cars behind when he was attacking the guy in car," one post read on social media. "My girls were also in car, think they're traumatised bless them." New footage posted online and shared with the Manchester Evening News shows the moment the suspect appeared to become involved in an altercation with a driver outside an Aldi supermarket. Shouts of 'get the kids out the car' could be heard as brave onlookers rushed in to help. The naked man attempts to climb inside the driver's side of the vehicle before he is dragged out and forced to the ground. The clip was shared on Instagram and has since been viewed more than 30,000 times. Greater Manchester Police confirmed a man was arrested. A spokesperson for the force said: "Officers arrested a man in Middleton town centre on suspicion of assault and criminal damage. He remains in police custody." Greater Manchester Police has been contacted for an update. The Irish Mirror's Crime Writers Michael O'Toole and Paul Healy are writing a new weekly newsletter called Crime Ireland. Click here to sign up and get it delivered to your inbox every week
Yahoo
29-06-2025
- Yahoo
Naked man 'attacks cars' during roundabout rampage
A naked man caused chaos on a busy roundabout in the Rochdale area of Greater Manchester. Greater Manchester Police confirmed they were called to an incident on Sunday (June 29). The Manchester Evening News reports the man was said to be attacking cars during a rampage. Police were called to reports of a man, in the nude, that had been approaching vehicles at random close to the Middleton Archer pub. A post shared on social media said the man was "running over the roundabout" and "going for any car or person near him". One post read that a man "tried to attack my car as I picked my daughter up from the gym". Then added: "It was awful!" "It was awful," another post read. "I was two cars behind when he was attacking the guy in car. "My girls were also in car, think they're traumatised bless them." Another woman claimed the man "attacked" their car, while her daughter and other family members were inside, before climbing into the driver's seat. Greater Manchester Police confirmed they received a number of calls on the incident. Read the biggest stories in Wales first by signing up to our daily newsletter here. Once they reached the scene, a man was arrested at the scene and taken into custody. In a statement, a spokesperson for the force said: "Officers arrested a man in Middleton town centre on suspicion of assault and criminal damage. He remains in police custody."
