Police are trying to locate a yob who allegedly spat on a nine-month-old baby girl on board a tram.
The shocking incident is said to have taken place at around 5.15pm on Thursday, when three teenage boys ‘looking for trouble’ left the tram at the Martinscroft stop, near Warrington.
The young baby, who was in her pram and with her mother at the time, had to have blood checks following the incident to check for diseases.
Greater Manchester Police are now searching through CCTV evidence in a bid to help track down the alleged perpetrators.
Writing on a Facebook post, the child’s mother said she was left ‘fuming and upset’ by the incident on the Metrolink tram near the station. It is being treated as an assault by spitting, a Greater Manchester Police spokesman said.
She said that the boys, who were already on the tram, were ‘looking for trouble’ before the alleged offence.
When they exited the tram, one of the boys stepped back inside and spat as the doors were closing, covering her baby and a man stood next to her, she said.
The incident is believed to have taken place near Martinscroft tram station on Thursday
She posted: ‘As the tram doors were beeping to close, one of the lads stepped back on and spat.
‘It went all over my nine-month-old daughter and all over the man stood next to my pram. I am fuming and so upset.
‘My innocent little nine-month-old baby girl now has to go through numerous checks and bloods to make sure she’s not got anything.’
The trio reportedly ran from the scene after the incident.
Greater Manchester Police believe the target of the spit was a security guard on board the tram.
No description of the boys has been given but Greater Manchester Police has urged anyone with information to come forward to help with their investigation.
A spokesman for GMP confirmed: ‘We were called at 5.30pm to reports of an assault by spitting.
‘It had occurred at the Metrolink stop, a male offender had walked on to the tram and tried to spit at a security guard, but hit the baby instead.
‘CCTV enquiries are ongoing and we would urge anyone with information to contact police on 101.’