Man strangled and hit with hammer as police investigate South Yorkshire attack
Officers have been investigating for months but have yet to identify a suspect
A man was strangled and hit with a hammer during an altercation in South Yorkshire, police have said.
The incident happened in Doncaster Road, Rotherham when the injured man had been sat in a red Seat Leon.
According to South Yorkshire Police, the confrontation happened around 4.40pm on Wednesday, July 22 and involved a second man, who used a hammer as a weapon and tried to strangle the victim.
Since then, investigators have been working on enquiries around the incident - including forensic work and trawling footage from CCTV cameras.
No suspect has yet been traced, but officers believe a man who’s image was caught by a camera may be able to help them.
They have appealed for anyone who can identify him to contact them by telephone on 101, quoting incident number 645 of July 22.
The injured man sustained injures but, police said, they were not life-threatening or life-altering.