Local residents were left a gobsmacked after a young man was rushed to hospital following a stabbing in Leigh. Police were called to Wigan Road to reports of an assault on Sunday evening (October 13).
A 20-year-old man was taken to hospital for treatment on his injuries that are not thought to be life threatening or life-changing.
No arrests have been made an enquires are ongoing. READ MORE: Armed cops storm Northern Quarter pub to find hero cleaner fighting off 'gunman' A cordon was placed around Wigan Road for a short while as emergency services carried out their work.
Speaking to the MEN, a local shopkeeper described the moment officers descended on the scene: “There was a patch of blood on the road and the police came in here asking if I heard anything.