Police reveal car images in new appeal
ALMOST two months ago, an NHS worker was mowed down in one of the most horrific suspected racially aggravated attacks this city has witnessed.
New images have now been released by detectives as they renew their appeal for witnesses to come forward.
The NHS worker – who is known as K or Kdogg – was left with a broken leg, nose and cheek, and severe facial injuries which required plastic surgery and will leave him scarred for life as a result of the incident.
He was waiting at a bus stop, on Monks Park Avenue in Horfield, on his way home from work at Southmead Hospital when a car was driven towards him and knocked him into a wall.
Police say two men from inside the vehicle ran off after shouting racist abuse, at around 4.30pm on Wednesday, July 22.
Four people have been arrested in connection with the incident, and released under police investigation by Avon and Somerset police.
New photographs show the dark blue Honda Accord’s windscreen was smashed in the crash, its bumper was left hanging off and there was severe damage to the bonnet.
Detective Inspector Danielle Underwood: “You can see from the impact damage to the car and the wall how K came by such significant injuries.
“We’re grateful to everyone who has contacted us following our earlier appeals.
“While we have made arrests we do still need to hear from anyone who saw the occupants of blue car or knows who was driving it.”
K is a well-known musician in Bristol who goes by the stage name Kdogg, and had performed at the Black Lives Matter rally in early June in College Green in Bristol.
K, who is being supported by the charity Sari (Stand Against Racism & Inequality), previously said: “People came to help me off the wall I was on and I just remember bleeding.
“As I was helped off, I got laid on the floor and bandaged up.
“I want to thank the people who helped me because of how quickly they responded and how they rang the emergency services because, obviously, if it wasn’t for them I’m not sure if I would be here.”
Doctors would not show him the extent of injuries to his face in the hospital so he saw them for the first time when he went home.
“When I got home I looked in the mirror and that’s when I saw it,” he said.
“I was like ‘Wow.’ The doctor obviously said it’s going to heal but I’m going to have this for the rest of my life – marks on my face for the rest of my life.
“To know that this is going to be me for the rest of my life is obviously not nice.”
There is still grit and glass in his face which doctors are unable to remove.
Before the incident, K kept himself fit by going to the gym and exercising.
“The doctor also said if I wasn’t such a fit person, I would have died at the scene,” he said.
More than £58,000 has been donated to K by people in Bristol and around the world who wanted to help him.
And £10,000 of the funds raised were donated by Bristol band Massive Attack.
K is also popular member of a Bristol amateur football team in Frenchay, and in the days after the attack, its manager Simeon McCarthy set up a fundraising page.
He said the money would be paid directly to Kdogg to help his recovery. “Kdogg has a long road ahead of him to recover physically and even longer mentally,” Mr Mccarthy, from Fishponds, wrote.
If you have information which could help call 101 quoting reference 5220163308.
There’s also a £5,000 reward for information given to the Crimestoppers charity which leads to the conviction of those responsible.
Alternatively, contact Crimestoppers by calling 0800 555 111 or through their anonymous online form. They’re an independent charity and never tell the police who you are, only what you know.