A taxi boss was reportedly attacked by yobs - after he refused to order them a cab saying they were too aggressive.
Muhammed Arshad, 48, was rushed to hospital in an ambulance after the attack by the men as he finished his shift on Sunday afternoon, November 10, 2013.
The men were still outside the taxi office, 10 minutes after being refused service, in Bloom Street in Manchester city centre.
Mr Arshad was punched by one of the men outside the door and dragged across the street to a car park in Sackville Street.
One of the men then threw a metal barrier which hit Mr Arshad in the face while several members of the taxi firm staff tried to defend him.
He was taken to Manchester Royal Infirmary with injuries to his face including a puncture wound to his right cheek, a cut above his left eye and severe bruising to his left.
Mr Arshad was too shaken to talk about his ordeal.
However, Les Gunn from taxi firm Manchester Cars told the Manchester Evening News: “This nasty and unprovoked assault goes to show that it’s not only private hire taxi drivers that can be at risk.
“This time the victim was one of our managers as he finished work.
“We are horrified at what happened, but are also thankful, as this could have been so much worse.
“Our senior management team were made aware straight away and have made sure that Muhammed has all the support he needs and wish him a speedy recovery from his injuries.”
The men ran off towards Princess Street after the incident and were later seen near Abingdon Street.
One was skinny and the other well built and muscular. Both had Manchester accents.
Manchester Cars is one of the city’s biggest private hire operators and has 300 drivers.
The incident happened just before 3pm on Sunday.
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