Ex-Zutons Guitarist Survives Racist Attack

0:00On March 24th, a former guitarist from the Indy Rock Band, the Zutans, survived a brutal racist attack in Liverpool's wavetree area on Saturday, March 21st. Boyan Chaoteri, who's in his 40s, was out with his 5-year-old son around 2.15 pm when a group of teens started smoking nearby. He politely asked them to move away, but they responded with racial abuse. Chaotri rushed his son to a neighbor's house for safety, but two of the youths kept harassing him. A third came up from behind and struck him on the head with a piece of wood, causing a deep gash that needed hospital treatment. He credits turning around just in time with saving his life from what could have been a fatal blow to the back of his head. The assault has deeply affected Chaoteri and his family. He's struggling to sleep, his hands won't stop shaking, and he's constantly on edge, looking out his window. His wife and son are terrified too, with the boy scared to go back to school. Chaoteri, whose parents came from Bangladesh, says he's faced racism his whole life growing

1:02up in Liverpool, from stones thrown at him as a kid. He's a founding member of the Zutans, known for hits like Valerie, which Amy Winehouse later covered. He left a band in 2007, but rejoined for reunion shows in 2019, and now works on music, production, and acting projects. Merzyside police are treating this as a hate crime and urging witnesses near fieldway to come forward via their non-emergency line or crime stoppers. Special trained officers are handling the case with sensitivity, determined to bring those responsible to justice, and send a clear message that's such. Violence won't be tolerated.