The 62-year-old man remains in hospital after the attack on June 23. He was found in a pool of blood after police were called by North West Ambulance Service to a report of a man found unconscious in the road on Tib Street just before 6.30pm. CCTV showed the victim being attacked by an unknown man near Hilton Street in Manchester before the attacker fled the scene on foot after leaving the victim unconscious in the middle of the road to the scene. Greater Manchester Police have released CCTV footage of the attack along with photographs of a man and a woman they believe may be able to help with the investigation. DI Mark Astbury, of Longsight CID, said: “We have taken the decision to release the CCTV footage with the family’s permission, simply to show the seriousness and senseless nature of this attack and why we need to make sure the perpetrator is found and will face the consequences. for his horrible deeds.” In a statement, the victim’s family described the priest as a “devoted husband and father” who “lived, worked and supported a community in a city he loved for 37 years”. The family described the attack as “negligent” and “brutal” and said their loved one was “left for dead on the busy streets of Manchester”. He was described as a man who “couldn’t utter a single hateful or negative comment, who taught those around him to be kind.” The family appealed for information, asking “anyone who knows anything or knows the offender to come forward”. They said: “It has been over two months since the incident and we are no closer to finding them and bringing them to justice for their actions. “Please act today not out of hate but to stop this happening to someone else again and another family being torn apart as we would not wish this agony on anyone else.” Anyone with information or who can identify the man or woman pictured in the images is asked to contact police on 0161 856 6049. People can also contact Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.
