{"id":224782,"date":"2025-06-29T19:47:10","date_gmt":"2025-06-29T19:47:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/224782\/"},"modified":"2025-06-29T19:47:10","modified_gmt":"2025-06-29T19:47:10","slug":"naked-man-attacks-cars-during-roundabout-rampage-in-manchester","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/224782\/","title":{"rendered":"Naked man &#8216;attacks cars&#8217; during roundabout rampage in Manchester"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A post shared on social media said the man was &#8216;running over the roundabout&#8217; and &#8216;going for any car or person near him&#8217;<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/0_JH_MEN_290625_MIDDLETONJPG.jpg\" alt=\"A post shared on social media said the man was 'running over the roundabout' and 'going for any car or person near him'.&#10;&#10;\" loading=\"eager\"  \/>A post shared on social media said the man was &#8216;running over the roundabout&#8217; and &#8216;going for any car or person near him&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">A naked man caused chaos on a busy roundabout in <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk\/all-about\/rochdale\" target=\"\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Rochdale<\/a> on Sunday (June 29), by &#8216;attacking cars&#8217; during a rampage.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Police were called to reports of a man, in the nude, that had been approaching vehicles at random close to the <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk\/all-about\/middleton\" target=\"\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Middleton<\/a> Archer pub.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">A post shared on social media said the man was &#8216;running over the roundabout&#8217; and &#8216;going for any car or person near him&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \"><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\">Join the Manchester Evening News WhatsApp group <\/strong><a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/chat.whatsapp.com\/GY77Jy0SeCL8ZFZaNcWsVq\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"HERELink opens in a new tab.\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">HERE<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">&#8220;Tried to attack my car as I picked my daughter up from the gym,&#8221; one post read. &#8220;It was awful!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Another post read: &#8220;It was awful. I was two cars behind when he was attacking the guy in car. My girls were also in car, think they&#8217;re traumatised bless them.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">And woman also claimed the man had &#8216;attacked&#8217; their car while her daughter and other family members were inside before climbing into the driver&#8217;s seat in a public post on social media.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \"><a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk\/all-about\/greater-manchester-police\" target=\"\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Greater Manchester Police<\/a> received a number of calls and raced to the incident, where a man was arrested at the scene and taken into custody.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">A spokesperson for the force said: &#8220;Officers arrested a man in Middleton town centre on suspicion of assault and criminal damage. 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