AN investigation has been launched after a blind man was attacked by a fire work in Ammanford at the weekend.
A BLIND man had a firework thrown at him in Ammanford yesterday morning (Sunday December 13) in what has been described as a “hate crime”.
While walking with his guide dog on Penybanc Road at around 11.30am on Sunday morning the man became the victim of the attack after a firework was thrown at him from a passing car.
Ammanford Police have now launched an appeal and investigation into the event which they labelled with a hate crime hashtag on their Twitter feed.
If you have information or can help identify the person throwing the firework you can contact Ammanford Police on 101.
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