Man recovers from surgery after road rage horror
by Mark Cowan
A MAN stabbed with a 2ft long knife in a supermarket car park road rage clash was today recovering from surgery to re-construct his leg.
Retired company boss Keith Fielding suffered a deep wound after being slashed in a row on the car park of Asda, Small Heath, at 9.10am yesterday.
Relatives of the avid cricketer, a senior member of Castle Bromwich Cricket Club, said he was attacked after he remonstrated with a man who had roared up behind him on the car park.
The 55-year-old was recovering in hospital as police continued a hunt for his attacker.
His brother-in-law Terry Coton said: “He’d just gone there to do a bit of shopping. He’s always first in the store.
“He was pulling out of a parking bay when this guy came up behind him flashing his lights. As Keith pulled over in the taxi bay to let him past this guy came up behind him.
“Keith got out to ask ‘what’s going on?’ when this man jumped out of the car and hit him with a knife.
“Its hard to take in really. You go down to do a peaceful bit of shopping and this sort of thing happens. It was over something trivial.
“He was in a lot of pain in hospital obviously.
“He has come through the operation all right but he is still heavily sedated. We’re still waiting to hear what they had to do.”
Mr Coton said that Keith had been able to speak to police.
Police said initial witness reports suggested the stabbing followed a row in the car park over the manner of driving but police said they are keeping an open mind over the motive for the attack.
The offender, an Asian man in his late 30s or early 40s, was thought to have been shopping in the store minutes before the incident.
Det Insp Simon Vowles, from Stechford CID, said: “I’d appeal to anyone who witnessed the incident or who has any information to come forward and make contact with us.”
The offender was short and stocky with a full beard and wearing a T-shirt. He was with a woman dressed in a full burka. They are believed to have sped off in a silver saloon car.