A young mother has made a desperate plea to find a man who beat her unconscious during a vicious attack at a concert over the weekend.
Shelby Elston, 33, attended Rüfüs Du Sol’s show at the Rose Bowl Stadium in California on Saturday, when a stranger attacked her.
The horrific assault was caught on camera and showed the moment the unidentified man threw several punches at Shelby while another woman attempted to hold him back.
The victim was seen sitting limp on the floor in the footage while her fiancé, Cain Webb, attempted to protect her.
Shelby has now spoken out about the horrifying incident and urged the public’s help to identify the man who allegedly attacked her.
‘I need your help to find THIS MAN WHO ASSAULTED ME,’ she said in a statement to Festive Owl.
Shelby Elston (pictured left), a mother of three, was horrifically beaten at a concert on Saturday by a violent stranger over a spilt drink as her fiancé Cain Webb attempted to protect her
‘We were at the concert to see our favourite artist, but the night turned traumatic. When we first got to our seats, a drink was accidentally spilled, lightly splashing the man in front of us.
‘We apologised immediately, but he yelled that it was intentional and ran off, leaving his companion behind. We apologised to her and thought it was over.
Shelby said the man returned 30 minutes later and then ‘punched her in the face’.
‘About 30 minutes later, he returned, screamed at us, and threatened violence. I tried to calm the situation and apologised again,’ she continued.
‘And the next thing I remember, I woke up in the medical tent an hour later and missed the entire show.
‘This man PUNCHED ME IN THE FACE, knocking me out and causing significant bleeding, while he continued attacking our group. Another friend tried to protect us, but the attacker fled into the crowd and hasn’t been found. A police report was filed.
‘We are traumatised. If anyone knows this man or his companion, PLEASE reach out. He should be held accountable for this assault.’
Shelby has spoken out about the horrifying incident and urged the public’s help to identify the man who allegedly attacked her
The horrific assault was caught on camera and showed the moment the unidentified man threw several punches at Shelby while another woman attempted to hold him back
Pasadena police told ABC 7 they had multiple leads on the accused man’s identity and hope to make an arrest soon.
Rüfüs Du Sol, following the horrific incident, wrote in a statement on Instagram: ‘Delivering moments for our fans to gather and celebrate safely is what we live for.
‘We have been heartbroken to hear of the act of violence that took place during the opening act on Saturday.
‘This type of behaviour is completely unacceptable anywhere and the fact that this happened at one of our shows was devastating to learn about,’ the band said.
