England Fan Bites Supporter's Ear Off In Brazil

A manhunt is under way after an England fan was brutally attacked by a fellow supporter after the Uruguay match.

Police are hunting an England fan who bit another fan's ear off after the national side's World Cup defeat against Uruguay.

The victim was left with half his left ear ripped off and bloodied in the attack, police have confirmed.

The attack happened before Uruguay and Liverpool striker Luis Suarez was banned from the competition for biting an Italian player.

But details of the attack have only just emerged.

Former Liverpool striker Stan Collymore tweeted that he had seen footage of the fan attack and claimed it would be "the biggest story in the UK, especially who did it".

Chief Superintendent Rachel Barber said: "We were made aware during the England vs Uruguay match in Sao Paulo that an incident had taken place which resulted in an England fan having a portion of his ear bitten off by another England fan.

"In the immediate aftermath, we managed to make contact with the victim and offered advice and support.

"The day after the attack, the victim chose to make a formal complaint to the local police, and they opened an investigation."

No arrests have been made yet but interviews with witnesses gave police a name for the alleged attacker, Ms Barber said.

Police went to England's final match against Costa Rica in Belo Horizonte in case the assailant travelled to the match but did not find him there.

Ms Barber added: "Efforts are ongoing to identify the suspect and bring him to justice either in the UK or, if possible, back in Brazil where the offence occurred."

A Foreign Office spokesman said: "We are aware of an incident in Sao Paulo on June 19 involving a British national and we provided consular assistance."

http://news.sky.com/story/1291425/england-fan-bites-supporters-ear-off-in-brazil

Yuck!

Jeez!!, what the hell is going on with these vampire attacks eh...

What a dirty and cowardly attack, surely one would only resort to that if their life depended on doing it.

What a poor bloke, I also hope they catch this idiot.

There is always someone out to spoil the cheery atmosphere and ruin things for someone else.

See this is why they should set an example with Suarez haha

Eilzel wrote:See this is why they should set an example with Suarez haha

Hi Lez, I'm a Chelsea fan, I can remember the football violence of the seventies, it was mental, absolute anarchy and chaos, the shed ain't nothing like it used to be.

I thought football supporters had become less violent!

Sassy wrote:A manhunt is under way after an England fan was brutally attacked by a fellow supporter after the Uruguay match.

Police are hunting an England fan who bit another fan's ear off after the national side's World Cup defeat against Uruguay.

The victim was left with half his left ear ripped off and bloodied in the attack, police have confirmed.

The attack happened before Uruguay and Liverpool striker Luis Suarez was banned from the competition for biting an Italian player.

But details of the attack have only just emerged.

Former Liverpool striker Stan Collymore tweeted that he had seen footage of the fan attack and claimed it would be "the biggest story in the UK, especially who did it".

Chief Superintendent Rachel Barber said: "We were made aware during the England vs Uruguay match in Sao Paulo that an incident had taken place which resulted in an England fan having a portion of his ear bitten off by another England fan.

"In the immediate aftermath, we managed to make contact with the victim and offered advice and support.

"The day after the attack, the victim chose to make a formal complaint to the local police, and they opened an investigation."

No arrests have been made yet but interviews with witnesses gave police a name for the alleged attacker, Ms Barber said.

Police went to England's final match against Costa Rica in Belo Horizonte in case the assailant travelled to the match but did not find him there.

Ms Barber added: "Efforts are ongoing to identify the suspect and bring him to justice either in the UK or, if possible, back in Brazil where the offence occurred."

A Foreign Office spokesman said: "We are aware of an incident in Sao Paulo on June 19 involving a British national and we provided consular assistance."

http://news.sky.com/story/1291425/england-fan-bites-supporters-ear-off-in-brazil

Yuck!

What?!  

So.....who did it then???