A man has been arrested over a shocking attack where a woman was kicked in the head by a lowlife thug as she lay motionless on the ground in a brutal street attack.
Horrific mobile phone footage filmed from a passing bus shows the female sprawled out on the pavement outside a Tesco supermarket.
Moments later a man wearing a camouflage jacket walks by and inexplicably attacks her with a stomach-churning kick to the face.
A male companion can then be seen trying to lift the victim to her feet but she appears to be unconscious and slumps back to the ground.
Horrific mobile phone footage shows a man wearing a camouflage jacket walks by and inexplicably attacks her with a stomach-churning kick to the face
It is believed there had been an altercation on the bus which then spilled out onto Oxhill Road, in Handsworth, Birmingham on Tuesday.
Police patrolling Birmingham city centre arrested the 45-year-old in Cathedral Square on Saturday at 9.30am after a neighbourhood officer had identified him as wanted in connection with the attack.
The video was circulated widely on social media and, though the incident wasn’t reported to West Midlands Police at the time, prompted officers to carry out quick-time enquiries.
The camouflaged man is seen approaching the unconscious woman viciously kicking her in the side of her head
The thug then strolls off after the brutal assault and the woman continues to lie unconscious on the ground
Footage of the incident was uploaded to Facebook by Birmz Is Grime where it was shared almost 10,000 times in just an hour.
Local police identified a potential suspect and the man is currently in police custody having been arrested on suspicion of assault.
West Midlands Police Inspector Ifty Ahmed, said: ‘This was a fantastic spot by the Force Support officer involved – and it means we have a suspect in custody for a shocking assault within 24 hours of us being made aware.
A male companion is then seen trying to help the woman to her feet but she slumps back down to the ground again
‘The video footage understandably drew widespread condemnation on social media.
‘The woman was lying motionless on the floor and clearly in need of help – yet a passer-by inexplicably walked past and kicked her forcefully in the head.
‘Efforts are on-going to try and trace the victim, to ensure she is OK and to offer any support she may need.
‘And we’d also be keen to speak to anyone else who was on that bus as it passed the scene – they could be important witnesses.’
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