Naked man attacks driver outside Aldi supermarket as horrified children watch on
The incident, which occurred in Middleton near Manchester on Sunday (June 29), saw a crazed man 'running over the roundabout' and 'going for any car or person near him', witnesses claimed.
Police were called to reports of a man, in the nude, who had been approaching vehicles at random on Manchester Old Road, close to the Middleton Archer pub, during the afternoon rampage, reports The Manchester Evening News.
During the incident, witnesses claimed the nude man was 'attacking a guy' from a car with children inside.
"It was awful. I was two cars behind when he was attacking the guy in car," one post read on social media. "My girls were also in car, think they're traumatised bless them."
New footage posted online and shared with the Manchester Evening News shows the moment the suspect appeared to become involved in an altercation with a driver outside an Aldi supermarket.
Shouts of 'get the kids out the car' could be heard as brave onlookers rushed in to help.
The naked man attempts to climb inside the driver's side of the vehicle before he is dragged out and forced to the ground.
The clip was shared on Instagram and has since been viewed more than 30,000 times. Greater Manchester Police confirmed a man was arrested.
A spokesperson for the force said: "Officers arrested a man in Middleton town centre on suspicion of assault and criminal damage. He remains in police custody."
Greater Manchester Police has been contacted for an update.
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