A man with serious slash wounds to his neck was found calling for help in the street.
Emergency services rushed the 56-year-old to hospital following the vicious assault on Leonard Street in St Helens , at around 7:20pm last night.
The victim was seen walking down Peckers Hill Road to Junction Lane shortly after the attack, asking passersby to help him.
His injuries are thought to be serious but not life threatening.
Merseyside Police have launched an investigation in the area to establish the full extent of what happened.
With officers remaining in the area until after midnight last night.
“You may have witnessed the incident, people making off from the scene, or have CCTV or dashcam footage from Leonard Street, Peckers Hill Lane or Junction Lane or the surrounding areas and I would urge anyone with information to please get in touch.”
Anyone with information or dashcam or CCTV footage is asked to contact Merseyside Police social media desk via Twitter @MerPolCC or Facebook Merseyside Police CC. You can also call 101 quoting incident reference 0892 of 4/10/19 or contact the independent charity Crimestoppers anonymously, on 0800 555 111 or via their online form at: https://crimestoppers-uk.org/give-information/give-information .
