A shopper was battered by a hammer-wielding yob in a shocking attack in a convenience store.
He smacked him at least three times in a horror, six-second attack.
The victim, 20s — wearing a grey hoodie and joggers plus a black baseball cap — was seen chatting to a worker at the till.
Suddenly, the thug, clad in light trousers and a black jacket, ran into the shop and hit him over the head with the tool.
READ MORE: VIDEO: Two crooks – one in hi vis jacket – steal heavy tool from truck trailer in brazen theft
As he fell to the floor, the attacker hit him two more times with the hammer in the shocking attack.
It was captured on CCTV in My Daily Shop in Stratford Raid, in the Sparkhill area of Birmingham.
The two men fall out of view but the attacker then gets up and sprints out of the shop.
The shop worker then dashes out of the store to see where he went.
The victim was taken to hospital with serious injuries.
Cops are hunting the hammer brute following the attack just before 2pm last Wednesday (21 Feb).
A West Midlands Police spokesperson said: “We are appealing for information after a man was assaulted with a hammer in Sparkhill.
“It happened on Stratford Road, near to College Road, at around 2pm on Wednesday 21st February.
“A man in his 20s was taken to hospital with serious injuries.
“We are asking anyone to come forward with information which may help our enquiries.
“We are especially keen to speak to anyone who was on Stratford Road, between Springfield Road and Shaftmoor Lane around the time of the attack.
“Or who was driving through the area and has dash cam footage.”
One local said: “Sad to see so many youngsters harming each other over something stupid and petty.”
Another, called Milo, added: “Flabbergasted I tell you.”
READ MORE: VIDEO: Masked crook breaks into kids’ petting farm to steal just £100
