Appeal for witnesses after mother is assaulted and racially abused

A CORROSIVE liquid has been thrown at a women walking her six-month-old baby in what is suspected to be a racially-motivated attack in Salford.

The victim was subject to a sexual and racist comment to her before the substance was aimed at her back.

She turned round to confront her assailant who then threw more liquid on to her chest as he held a plastic container.

The woman suffered burns and is in a stable condition in hospital following the incident in a subway leading to Salford Shopping City at about 2pm last Thursday, police said.

The baby in the pram was not injured.

The offender ran off towards the direction of Broad Street, Pendleton, Salford.

He is described as being white, 5ft 10in to 6ft 2in and of stocky build, with very short, dark hair with a straight hairline and a bald patch at the back. He had blue eyes, a dimple in his chin and a red mark like a burn on his bottom lip. He also had white peeling skin on his cheek bones and had stubble.

He wore a long-sleeved dark grey jumper with a round neck, black tracksuit bottoms with a grey and white stripe down each leg and black Adidas trainers. He spoke with a British accent.

Detective Constable Jim Harris, from Salford CID, said: “This is an appalling attack on a lady who was walking with her very young baby.

“Thankfully none of the corrosive liquid hit the baby or went on the victim’s face as the incident could have been a lot worse than it already is.

“The offender needs to be caught and held responsible for his actions which have caused a nasty injury to the lady and much distress.

“I would urge anyone who may have seen this man running away from the subway or may have witnessed the attack to contact police as soon as possible.”