‘Wrong man sliced’ in mistaken-identity attack
A man has been left needing an operation after being assaulted by three men in what is believed to be a case of mistaken identity.
Johnathan Broom, aged 42, from Clase, Swansea, was “sliced” twice on his back during the attack by three men while on his way home after visiting a friend’s house on Sunday night.
During the incident, Mr Broom recalls one of the men saying “we’ve got the wrong man”, with someone shouting “sorry” before they got back in their car and drove off.
His partner, Danielle Ross, aged 28, said she thinks that if the men hadn’t realised that Mr Broom was the wrong man “they would have killed him”.
“He was having drinks at his mates’ house and as he was walking home he got to the end of Long View Crescent, and he said he heard a car screeching,” Miss Ross said.
“The car pulled up behind him and three men jumped out and started beating him up.
“I think he passed out at some point because he doesn’t remember that they sliced his back.”
The couple’s four-yearold son, Harley, has had to be kept away from his dad since because of the extent of his injuries.
“We’re all in shock about it because he’s one of the nicest men and he’s so respected around here. I don’t know why someone would do this.”
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