Moment thug punches ‘black or ethnic’ man in the face as Hartlepool erupted into violence – with cops launching hunt

CHILLING footage shows a thug punching a “black or ethnic” man in the face as Hartlepool erupted into violence last night.

Riots broke out in the Teesside town last night – with yobs torching a police car and hurling bricks at cops.

A thug was punching a ‘black or ethnic’ man in the face during riots in HartlepoolSun Grabs The man was eventually forced to walk back the direction he came for his own safetySun Grabs

A TikTok livestream shows a lone man described by cops...