Ellon man Ian Finney (42) is calling for witnesses to contact Grampian Police, fearing his attacker could potentially kill a more frail driver if confronted again.

The incident occured around 1pm in Aberdeen on Friday, February 5.
Mr Finney, who suffers almost total hearing loss, said he was in a line of cars at the ASDA Garthdee carpark filter lane, waiting to join Anderson Drive when the incident unfolded - the unidentified motorist threatened to kill him during the altercation which lasted for more than 10 minutes.

He had let his hearing dog, Cinders out to relieve itself then went back into ASDA for a few minutes - the traffic had come to a standstill because of an accident ahead in the snowy conditions that day.
When he got back inside the car, he said he saw a driver behind him getting out of his vehicle briefly, then getting back in but dismissed it as any threat. Mr Finney is employed as a contract telephone engineer. He said he has no idea what prompted the attack.

However,he was to get an "absolute shock" at the hands of the suspect motorist.

"Someone started pulling the door handle to get in. He was shouting obscenities, 'I'm going to kill you' over and over again, but when he realised I wasn't responding he punched my wing mirror and broke it. I was absolutely shocked," Mr Finney told the Times. "My first reaction was to shout through the window that his hand was bleeding, but he continued shouting and threatening me and went back to his car."

Mr Finney paused for a moment, but decided to get out of his car to memorise the motorist's number plate, but that action only allowed his attacker to strike again.

Seizing a further opportunity for violence, the man again approached him, punched him in his left ear, causing shock, pain and thousands of pounds of damage to one of his two hearing aids.
Mr Finney said some motorists in the traffic jam must have seen the incident. Contact police because this man must be stopped, Mr Finney Urged.

"It's quite an ordeal after someone threatens to kill you - if my attacker did that to someone with a heart condition, the outcome could have been much more serious - he really needs stopping," he added.
Despite the assault which left him suffering frequent headaches for a few days, Mr Finney, minus one working hearing aid, remains upbeat a week after the ordeal.

"I can't afford a new hearing aid and must soldier on, but I think I'm acting like a real deaf person now,"he said.
Police describe the attacker as being short and stocky with dark hair aged 40 to 50 years old driving a blue Dodge Journey.

Sgt Neil Grant of Grampian Police said: "As it stands, the damage to the car and a replacement hearing aid will cost thousands of pounds. We will not tolerate behaviour like this on our roads and we are determined to trace the man responsible."
Anyone with information regarding the incident is asked to contact Grampian Police on 0845 600 5700 or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.