POLICE say a vicious attack on a Sikh shopkeeper who was defending a Polish teenager from a gang of thugs was “not related to race or ethnicity”.

This comes as CCTV emerged of the gang attack on the 15-year-old before shopkeeper Amo Singh came to his rescue shortly before 10pm on Sunday, March 26.

The video above, which some people may find distressing, shows the boy being assaulted in front of his girlfriend before Amo emerges with a baseball bat to try to defend him.

Amo, 33, was then brutally assault outside his shop, Premier Stores in Cashes Green, with his attackers hitting him with crowbars, driving into him at full speed and then running him over as he lay defenceless on the ground.

Amo’s wife Sandy told the SNJ she had seen six boys and two girls – some of whom were armed with crowbars and baseball bats – arrive in two cars and begin attacking the boy, who was with his girlfriend.

Amo grabbed a baseball bat to defend himself and went outside to try to protect the boy, but the gang then turned on him, raining down punches and blows with crowbars and baseball bats.

One of them then drove a car at Amo, sending him flying into the air. Others then hit him with crowbars and kicked him while he lay on the ground, before the driver reversed over him. The attackers then fled in the two cars.

A spokesman for Gloucestershire Police said there had been no arrests so far and that officers do not believe the attack was racially motivated.

“We understand that the community have been shocked by the nature of these serious assaults,” the spokesman said.

“We are doing all we can to gather evidence and progress the case.

“However, while we cannot comment on specific lines of inquiry as it may hamper our investigation, we must stress that we believe those involved in this incident know each other and the motivation was not related to race or ethnicity.”

Amazingly, Amo survived the attack and is now recovering at home. He suffered a head wound which required stitches, bruises all over his body, and needed two metal plates inserted in a broken wrist.

After hearing of the horrific attack, two people have set up fundraising accounts to help Amo and his family.

One, created by a man named Peter from Stroud, has raised almost £3,000 so far.

Another, launched by Maureen Ojok, has generated more than £10,000.

To donate to the fundraising accounts, visit: https://www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/abo-singh https://www.gofundme.com/amo-singh-stroud-antiracism