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Former soldier tracks down CCTV footage of vicious road rage attackers

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Former soldier tracks down CCTV footage of vicious road rage attackers

Former soldier tracks down CCTV footage of vicious road rage attackers but over-stretched police refuse to even interview him

  • Lewis Eames reversed out of a driveway thinking that a car was letting him out
  • But the 25-year-old claimed the car had sped up and then two men pulled up
  • They then attacked his vehicle and punched Mr Eames in the face in Stockport
  • Said he called police but was told they could not help without the a reg number
  • So he chose to track down CCTV footage from three separate sources of the men
  • But he said Greater Manchester Police said incident was not being investigated

By Daily Mail Reporter

Published: 20:33 EDT, 11 August 2019 | Updated: 20:34 EDT, 11 August 2019

Lewis Eames (pictured) was reversing out of a driveway after thinking that an oncoming car was letting him out

A former Army Corporal injured in a road rage attack tracked down CCTV of his assailants – only for police to refuse to interview him as it ‘wasn’t a high-priority case’.

Lewis Eames was reversing out of a driveway after thinking that an oncoming car was letting him out.

But the 25-year-old claimed the car sped up and two men pulled up. They then attacked his vehicle and punched him in the face.

Mr Eames, who was left with a black eye after the incident in Stockport, Greater Manchester, said he called police but was told they could not do anything without the suspects’ registration number.

But the 25-year-old claimed the car (the alleged vehicle, pictured) sped up and two men pulled up. They then attacked his vehicle and punched him in the face

Mr Eames, who was left with a black eye after the incident (pictured) in Stockport, said he called police but was told they could not do anything without the suspects’ registration number

So he tracked down CCTV footage from three separate sources – two pubs and an undertaker’s – of the men and their VW Tiguan taken before and just four minutes after the alleged attack on July 24.

He also spoke to three witnesses from the scene and informed police of his detective work – even driving to a forensics centre so his car could be checked for possible fingerprints.

But he said he was told by Greater Manchester Police the incident was not being investigated as a priority. 

It comes after Ian Hopkins, the force’s chief constable, told BBC Radio Manchester his officers ‘screen out’ 43 per cent of alleged offences.

Mr Hopkins said ‘we don’t have enough officers’ and that when callers report a bicycle theft or a shed break-in, if there was no CCTV or witnesses, the likelihood of an officer turning up is ‘almost non-existent’.

But Mr Eames said his experience shows that, even with sufficient evidence to identify suspects, the force seemed unwilling or unable to act.

‘I feel let down,’ said the rail engineer. ‘I think it is a lack of respect towards me. If it was a police officer who had been assaulted, they would have been all over it in a rash.’

A force spokesman said: ‘Officers have made contact with the victim and inquiries remain ongoing.’

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