A man was attacked as he walked past two groups of men armed with weapons who were involved in a dispute, police have said. The man, aged in his 30s, was walking home from work at the time.
Police in Leigh, Wigan, said he suffered a number of serious facial injuries and was taken to hospital, where he remained on Wednesday. Detectives at Greater Manchester Police have issued an urgent appeal for witnesses or anyone with information to come forward.
In a statement the force said: "At around 10.25pm on Tuesday, May 3, we received a report of a disturbance on Newlands Road, Leigh. Officers attended and enquiries have, so far, established that there was a dispute between two groups of males who were in possession of various weapons and surrounding a white van.
