A man was seriously injured after being 'sprayed with a substance' during an 'unprovoked' attack in Wigan. The victim, a man in his 40s, was walking home when he was assaulted by a group of four men in Wigan Road, Ashton-in-Makerfield, at about 12.45pm last Monday (June 13).
During the assault, which happened near to Bryn Railway Station, one of the culprits sprayed the victim with a substance – leaving him with serious facial and upper body injuries. The victim was taken to hospital, where he received treatment before being discharged.
Detectives are now appealing for information about the attack. The culprits are described as being white, in their late teens or early twenties. They were wearing dark coloured sportswear while one man was wearing a distinctive thunderbolt design t-shirt.
