CAUGHT ON CAMERA: The suspected hooligan who attacked a cop at BF

**The suspected hooligan who assaulted a policeman with a police shield during the violent skirmishes that rocked Barbourfields Stadium yesterday.**

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THE CHRONICLE captured the images of the suspected hooligan who assaulted a policeman with a police shield during the violent skirmishes that rocked Barbourfields Stadium yesterday.

**This man run away from near the tunnels where he had brutalised a policeman with a police shield**

The unidentified man, also captured in video, can be seen fleeing after thoroughly beating the hapless cop who was lying on the ground motionless.

WATCH VIDEO OF THE HOOLIGAN BEATING A COP WITH A POLICE SHIELD

The man and many others who were behind the chaos are being sought by authorities.

An ambulance stretcher was seized by hooligans during the mayhem — **A stretcher was seized by hooligans during the mayhem**

The officer-in-charge of Bulawayo West District Chief Superintendent Mthokozisi Manzini-Moyo said the injured officer was out of danger and said some arrests had been made.

**A samaritan attends to an injured Police Officer at Barbourfields Stadium in Bulawayo yesterday.**

“The officer received a cut on his head and was attended to. No serious injuries were reported despite the skirmishes. We have made some arrests and are still continuing with our investigations,” said Manzini-Moyo.

The violence was apparently triggered by the arrest and manhandling of a fan from the Soweto stand by the police.

**The violence was apparently triggered by the arrest and manhandling of this fan**

The hooligan had been arrested for throwing missiles onto the pitch and police set a dog on him while beating him with truncheons at the same time.

Some fans tried to rescue him and all hell broke loose.

The few police details were clearly losing the battle and started retreating to safety towards the VIP area, as fans closed in on them. The cops kept their distance and allowed tempers to cool down.