SCENE: Church Street in Farnworth
A TEENAGER was attacked by a masked man with a metal bar in Farnworth.
Police were called to Church Street shortly before 10am to reports that a teenage boy had been assaulted by a masked man with a metal bar close to Farnworth Snooker Club.
The teenager has been taken to Royal Bolton Hospital for treatment of a minor head injury.
One eyewitness reported seeing a man, in his late teens, with his head 'split open', and 'his face covered in blood'.
Residents later reported police conducting door to door enquiries in the area.
Police say that enquiries into the full circumstances around the incident are ongoing.
Anyone with information is asked to contact police on 101 quoting incident number 597 of 22/05/18.
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