A 16-year-old boy has been remanded in custody after being charged with theft following ‘surprising’ footage rising of a person being overwhelmed.
A 16-year-old lady, who’s believed to have filmed the incident, has additionally been arrested.
The video of the assault exhibits a person in his 40s sitting on Blackpool Promenade ‘utterly defenceless’ and ‘minding his personal enterprise’ on Wednesday morning.
One other male approaches him and asks him for a ‘spare cig’ then begins shouting at him close to the seaside city’s Lifeboat Station.
The person is claimed to have given him the cigarette he was smoking however the youth then demanded he hand over ‘all the things’ and beat him mindless when he didn’t give in to his threats.
The attacker then begins repeatedly kicking and punching the sufferer earlier than selecting up and taking his bag.
Lancashire police mentioned the sufferer has been left with a number of damaged bones and critical cuts and bruises however ‘fortunately’ no life-threatening accidents.
One senior officer mentioned it was ‘extraordinarily lucky’ that the assault didn’t find yourself in a ‘homicide enquiry’.
Det Supt Becky Smith mentioned the ‘stage of violence displayed by the suspect [in the video] is kind of frankly extraordinarily disturbing and inexcusable’.
Detectives mentioned a 16-year-old boy appeared at Blackpool Magistrates’ Court docket as we speak and can subsequent seem at Blackpool Youth Court docket on September 15 to face costs of theft over the incident.
Officers additionally arrested a 16-year-old lady on suspicion of conspiracy to rob this night. She stays in custody.
The video – which police allege was filmed by an confederate – exhibits a person in his 40s sitting on Blackpool Promenade ‘utterly defenceless’ and ‘minding his personal enterprise’ on Wednesday morning when a male approaches (pictured, stills from the footage)
One other male approaches him and asks him for a cigarette then begins shouting at him close to Blackpool Lifeboat Station
The attacker then begins repeatedly kicking and punching the sufferer earlier than selecting up and taking his bag.
Lancashire police mentioned the sufferer has been left with a number of damaged bones and critical cuts and bruises however ‘fortunately’ no life threatening accidents
The disturbing video exhibits a boy – carrying a cap, darkish high and gray shorts – strategy the person as he sits alone on a step smoking.
The boy shouts: ‘I simply wished to ask ya, do you may have a spare cig? That’s all I’m f****** asking, lad. I desire a cig, that’s it.’
The person tells him to ‘chill’ and provides the youth his cigarette.
He takes it and says: ‘Yeah, I’ll f****** have that. You already know why? As a result of I f****** need it. Now run me all of your s*** proper now. Each f****** factor, lad. You assume I’m f****** joking, lad?’
The person tries to calm him down, however this solely additional enrages the boy, who asks: ‘Why ought to I f****** sit back?’
The sufferer pleads ‘that was my final cigarette’ however the youth responds by giving him a brutal kick to the top, knocking him to the bottom.
He stands over him, punching him repeatedly within the face, shouting: ‘Did I f****** ask what your final cigarette was? Did I f****** ask? F****** go me your f****** bag now.’
In an announcement launched, to Lancs Reside, a power spokesperson mentioned: ‘We posted earlier as we speak concerning the surprising video of the person being assaulted and robbed on The Promenade and we informed you {that a} 16-year-old boy had been arrested and charged with theft.
‘Simply to replace you he has now appeared at magistrates’ courtroom and has been remanded into custody. He’s subsequent because of seem at Blackpool Youth Court docket on September fifteenth.
‘We additionally wished to let you recognize that we now have this afternoon arrested a 16-year-old lady on suspicion of conspiracy to rob. We imagine she was the person who filmed the incident. She is at present in custody.
‘Some folks have been asking why the boy has been charged with theft. Theft is a critical offence which carries a most penalty of life imprisonment.
The Blackpool tower is a well-known landmark reverse the promenade on Blackpool’s Golden Mile
‘The offence is dedicated when somebody steals from one other whereas threatening or utilizing power towards the sufferer.
‘When we now have reviewed all of the proof, we are going to after all take into account some other acceptable costs.
‘As soon as once more, we wish to stress that such ranges of violence won’t be tolerated in our communities and we are going to relentlessly pursue those that commit such heinous crimes.’
Det Supt Smith added: ‘The extent of violence displayed by this suspect towards a totally defenceless man who’s sat down minding his personal enterprise is kind of frankly extraordinarily disturbing and inexcusable.
‘The truth that an confederate sees match to face close by watching and truly filming this despicable incident, making no try to cease it or supply any help to the male who’s clearly significantly injured, makes this crime even worse.’
Detective Superintendent Becky Smith mentioned: ‘The extent of violence displayed by this suspect towards a totally defenceless man who’s sat down minding his personal enterprise is kind of frankly extraordinarily disturbing and inexcusable.
‘The truth that an confederate sees match to face close by watching and truly filming this despicable incident, making no try to cease it or supply any help to the male who’s clearly significantly injured, makes this crime even worse.
‘In nearly 29 years of policing in Blackpool I’ve witnessed some considerably traumatic and distressing incidents and we’re extraordinarily lucky that I’m not standing right here as we speak main a homicide enquiry and offering help to a bereaved household.
‘The truth that this isn’t the case has no bearing on the actions of the suspect who left the sufferer significantly injured with no regard to the situation he had been left in. Anybody who thinks this stage of violence is appropriate is improper and we merely won’t tolerate it in our communities.
‘We be part of the police to make sure that these accountable for probably the most critical offences towards our communities are recognized and dropped at justice and I’ll guarantee that’s the case.
‘I wish to thank those that have contacted us with data and would urge anybody who has additional data or witnessed this incident to come back ahead.’
Anybody with data is urged to contact police on 101 quoting log 0200 of August 31, or name Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.
