Detectives have released CCTV footage of several men they want to speak to after a man was 'sprayed with a substance' during an 'unprovoked' attack. The victim, a man in his 40s, was walking home when he was assaulted by a group of four men in Wigan Road in Ashton-in-Makerfield, Wigan, 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.
Police have previously described the attackers as 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, officers said in a public appeal for information.
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Detectives have today released CCTV footage of a number of men they want to speak to in connection with the attack. DC William Lloyd, of Greater Manchester Police's Wigan’s CID, said: “Weeks on from our initial appeal, we still believe that this was a completely unprovoked assault.
“We will not tolerate the use of this level of violence in our communities which is why it is so important we bring those responsible to face justice. We believe the men in the footage will be able to assist us with our enquiries so ask them or anyone who knows them to contact us directly of via Crimestoppers."
GMP Wigan CID can be contacted via 0161 856 7094 quoting 129 13/06/22. Crimestoppers can be contacted, anonymously, via 0800 555 111.
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