Two homeless women helped try to save a man's life after he was 'battered' in the street.
Parisa Marie Motiei-Tehrani and a friend, who both sleep rough in Manchester, were sitting on Oxford Road in the early hours of this morning when they witnessed the 'horrific' attack.
Parisa's friend dialed 999 on her phone and the pair ran over to the other side of the street to stay with the man - who is now fighting for his life in hospital.
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Parisa said: "We called the ambulance at 4.42am after seeing him get attacked, we saw the whole thing. It was horrible.
"We were across the street when we saw the man start kicking his head and I mean, literally stamping on him and battering him.
"It was horrible, shocking.
"I would do the same for anybody. If it happened again right now, I would do it again."
In the minutes leading up to the brutal assault, she said she heard allegations being thrown around.
She said the victim was sleeping on the side of the road but was woken up.
The victim crossed over by the supermarket Sainsbury's, but was viciously assaulted on the corner of Devas Street.
Part of the road was cordoned off this morning by police officers and forensic teams could be seen going in and out of a blue tent.
Inside the tent, several evidence markers were on the ground.
Just behind the tent, by a brick wall, a pile of clothes and trainers were covered by plastic evidence bags.
This morning forensic teams laid those out.
They could be seen swabbing them and examining them in the cordon.
The officers could also be seen inspecting the street light.
In a statement, Greater Manchester Police confirmed that a man had been taken to hospital with a head injury where he is in a 'critical condition'.
No arrests have been made.
Detective Inspector Peter Morley, of GMP's City of Manchester Division, said: "This incident has resulted in a man suffering serious head injuries.
"Our enquiries are still in their early stages, however, we are doing all that we can to establish the full circumstances of this assault and find those responsible.
"If anyone was present at the time and witnessed anything, please do not hesitate to make contact with police."
Anyone with information is asked to contact the police on 0161 856 2220, quoting incident number 465 of 06/09/21.
Reports can also be made anonymously to the independent charity Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.
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