Police CCTV appeal: Man left in hospital after shocking Brierfield metal bar attack

Police have launched a CCTV appeal after a man was attacked with a metal bar in Brierfield.
By John Deehan
Published 5th Jan 2021, 11:21 BST
Updated 5th Jan 2021, 11:24 BST
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Officers were called at around 3-45pm on December 2nd after a report a man in his 30s had been injured.

The man had been walking along Burnley Road when he was involved in a verbal altercation with a man on the other side of the road.

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The victim continued walking towards Colne Road when a blue Vauxhall Astra pulled up and the same man got out of the vehicle.

Police want to identify this man in connection with the offence.Police want to identify this man in connection with the offence.
Police want to identify this man in connection with the offence.

The suspect chased the man before hitting him with a metal bar, causing bruising to the victim’s arm, as well as a fractured rib.

The attacker made off in the Vauxhall, with the victim taken to hospital for treatment.

Anyone with information can call 101 or email [email protected] quoting log 0830 of December 2.