Man quizzed over Bolton street attack

11:00am Wednesday 20th August 2008

A man has been arrested following a serious assault in Bolton.

The victim, aged 26, was in the Spa Road area of Bolton when he was attacked.

He was found lying face down in a pool of blood with serious head injuries at around 2.45am on Saturday morning and was taken to Hope Hospital in Salford, but has since been discharged.

The man, who has not been named, was walking along an alleyway behind Spa Road at around 2.30am with two friends.

As they walked past the bottom of Tavistock Road they saw two men who started to follow them.

The two men started shouting and running towards them and the group started to run for safety.

Two of the group managed to get away, but the 26-year-old man was caught. Neither of his friends saw what happened next, but the victim was later found unconscious in Spa Road with serious head injuries.

A 20-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of section 18 assault and remains in police custody for questioning.

Anyone with any information is asked to call police on 0161 856 5740 or call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.