By . Janine Yaqoob . PUBLISHED: . 06:44 EST, 22 February 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 09:06 EST, 22 February 2013 . These are the devastating injuries suffered by a father who was bitten on the hand and then thrown in front of a moving bus when he stood up for his girlfriend. Shane Barnett, 25, was set upon as he went to a chip shop for some late-night food with his girlfriend. The builder needed emergency surgery and 40 stitches after his hand was seriously injured in the attack. Shane Barnett was bitten and thrown in front of a bus by an unknown man who became aggressive towards his girlfriend in a chip shop after she accused him of pushing into the queue . Shane, 25, needed emergency treatment and 40 stitches after the attack left him with a gaping hole in his hand . The father-of-one was thrown to the . ground by an unknown man after he started becoming aggressive towards . his girlfriend when she accused him of pushing into the queue. When Shane stepped in to defend his girlfriend, the 6ft-tall attacker sank his teeth into his hand before throwing him outside onto a busy road and straight into the path of a bus. Shane lost a lot of blood and repeatedly blacked out during the attack. The attack happened in a busy local chip shop near to his home in Romford, Essex. Shane said he and his girlfriend had gone to the Station Fish and Kebab Bar for a late bite to eat after a night out. 'It started when my girlfriend said, 'Excuse me, you jumped the queue,' he said. 'I thought he'd just go, 'Sorry, you go first', but he was being really aggressive and told her he didn't care. 'I asked him not to speak to her like that and he attacked me. 'He ended up on top of me on the floor, pretty much bit the top of my finger off and bit a chunk out of the palm of my hand. He added: 'From there the fight went outside. Shane's devastating injuries after he was attacked after a night out with his girlfriend. He can't bend his middle and index fingers at the moment . 'He was still on top of me and that's when the bus came up and ran over my hand. Shane, from Romford, said his injuries were extremely painful. 'I was going in and out of consciousness', he said. 'Blood was pouring out of my hand.' He was rushed to Queen's Hospital, in Romford, by ambulance before being transferred to Chelmsford Hospital. The builder had an operation to repair his smashed knuckles and wires were put inside his hand. As a result, Shane can no longer bend his middle and index fingers. 'It was my right hand and I'm right-handed. 'As I've got an eight-month-old baby, it's quite hard work. Police are now appealing for witnesses to the attack at the Station Fish and Kebab Bar in Romford, Essex to come forward . 'My hand's still swelling and I can't clench a fist,' he said. 'I have trouble interacting with my son now. 'I can't hold him up in the air or play around with him like I used to in case my hand gives way. 'Even the slightest knock is painful.' Shane said his attacked got on to the next bus and was seen laughing and waving as he pulled away. Police described the man as black and about 6ft tall. The attack happened in South Street, Romford, at about 2.10am on Saturday, February 2. Any eyewitnesses should call Romford CID on 101 or contact Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111. DC Dean Grafton, of the Met Police, said: 'Although it was the early hours of the morning this was still a busy area and someone must have seen something.'
Shane Barnett was bitten and pushed into the path of a bus by a stranger .
The father-of-one was attacked in a chip shop for defending his girlfriend .
Shane, 25, needed surgery and 40 stitches to his hand .
By . Janine Yaqoob . PUBLISHED: . 06:44 EST, 22 February 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 09:06 EST, 22 February 2013 . These are the devastating injuries suffered by a father who was bitten on the hand and then thrown in front of a moving bus when he stood up for his girlfriend. Shane Barnett, 25, was set upon as he went to a chip shop for some late-night food with his girlfriend. The builder needed emergency surgery and 40 stitches after his hand was seriously injured in the attack. Shane Barnett was bitten and thrown in front of a bus by an unknown man who became aggressive towards his girlfriend in a chip shop after she accused him of pushing into the queue . Shane, 25, needed emergency treatment and 40 stitches after the attack left him with a gaping hole in his hand . The father-of-one was thrown to the . ground by an unknown man after he started becoming aggressive towards . his girlfriend when she accused him of pushing into the queue. When Shane stepped in to defend his girlfriend, the 6ft-tall attacker sank his teeth into his hand before throwing him outside onto a busy road and straight into the path of a bus. Shane lost a lot of blood and repeatedly blacked out during the attack. The attack happened in a busy local chip shop near to his home in Romford, Essex. Shane said he and his girlfriend had gone to the Station Fish and Kebab Bar for a late bite to eat after a night out. 'It started when my girlfriend said, 'Excuse me, you jumped the queue,' he said. 'I thought he'd just go, 'Sorry, you go first', but he was being really aggressive and told her he didn't care. 'I asked him not to speak to her like that and he attacked me. 'He ended up on top of me on the floor, pretty much bit the top of my finger off and bit a chunk out of the palm of my hand. He added: 'From there the fight went outside. Shane's devastating injuries after he was attacked after a night out with his girlfriend. He can't bend his middle and index fingers at the moment . 'He was still on top of me and that's when the bus came up and ran over my hand. Shane, from Romford, said his injuries were extremely painful. 'I was going in and out of consciousness', he said. 'Blood was pouring out of my hand.' He was rushed to Queen's Hospital, in Romford, by ambulance before being transferred to Chelmsford Hospital. The builder had an operation to repair his smashed knuckles and wires were put inside his hand. As a result, Shane can no longer bend his middle and index fingers. 'It was my right hand and I'm right-handed. 'As I've got an eight-month-old baby, it's quite hard work. Police are now appealing for witnesses to the attack at the Station Fish and Kebab Bar in Romford, Essex to come forward . 'My hand's still swelling and I can't clench a fist,' he said. 'I have trouble interacting with my son now. 'I can't hold him up in the air or play around with him like I used to in case my hand gives way. 'Even the slightest knock is painful.' Shane said his attacked got on to the next bus and was seen laughing and waving as he pulled away. Police described the man as black and about 6ft tall. The attack happened in South Street, Romford, at about 2.10am on Saturday, February 2. Any eyewitnesses should call Romford CID on 101 or contact Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111. DC Dean Grafton, of the Met Police, said: 'Although it was the early hours of the morning this was still a busy area and someone must have seen something.'
and 40 stitches after his hand was seriously injured in the attack. Shane Barnett was bitten the queue . Shane, 25, needed emergency treatment gaping hole in his hand . The father-of-one was busy road and straight into the path of a bus. busy local chip shop near to his home in Romford,