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| Plea after 'brutal' racist attack | Plea after 'brutal' racist attack |
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| Two men are being hunted in connection with a "brutal" racially motivated attack that left a Polish man seriously ill in hospital. | Two men are being hunted in connection with a "brutal" racially motivated attack that left a Polish man seriously ill in hospital. |
| Jaroslaw Janeczek, 39, was attacked by two men in Alexander Drive, Aberdeen, at about 0200 BST on Saturday. | Jaroslaw Janeczek, 39, was attacked by two men in Alexander Drive, Aberdeen, at about 0200 BST on Saturday. |
| The cleaner suffered head and internal injuries and was in a serious but stable condition in hospital. | The cleaner suffered head and internal injuries and was in a serious but stable condition in hospital. |
| Grampian Police said the incident was being treated as attempted murder and appealed for witnesses to come forward. | Grampian Police said the incident was being treated as attempted murder and appealed for witnesses to come forward. |
| One of the attackers has been described as slim, between 20 and 25 years old and wearing a white tracksuit. | One of the attackers has been described as slim, between 20 and 25 years old and wearing a white tracksuit. |
| The other man was stocky with short black hair, between 20 and 30, and was wearing a grey or red top and blue jeans. | The other man was stocky with short black hair, between 20 and 30, and was wearing a grey or red top and blue jeans. |
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| Extra police patrols were being carried out in the Tillydrone area | Extra police patrols were being carried out in the Tillydrone area |
| The pair also had two dogs which were described as a pit bull terrier type. | The pair also had two dogs which were described as a pit bull terrier type. |
| Det Insp Cammy Preston said: "This was a brutal, apparently unprovoked and sustained attack with what we believe to be a racist element. | Det Insp Cammy Preston said: "This was a brutal, apparently unprovoked and sustained attack with what we believe to be a racist element. |
| "Jaroslaw is a quiet man who kept himself to himself and who came to this country to work. | "Jaroslaw is a quiet man who kept himself to himself and who came to this country to work. |
| "No-one deserves to be the victim of this kind of vicious assault and we are determined to do everything we can to trace his attackers." | "No-one deserves to be the victim of this kind of vicious assault and we are determined to do everything we can to trace his attackers." |
| Patrols were being carried out in the Tillydrone area and door-to-door inquiries are under way. | Patrols were being carried out in the Tillydrone area and door-to-door inquiries are under way. |