Man has bottle smashed over face during attack

The victim was left with deep cuts to his head, just above his eyes

Police have launched an investigation after a man was left with deep cuts to his head, just above his eyes, following an attack during the early hours of Sunday 9th June.

Between 1.30am and 2am a man in their mid-20s was waiting at a bus stop on John Dalton Street when a black Jeep approached.

Inside were around three or four men, one of whom got out of the vehicle and put the man in a headlock.

The offender then smashed a glass bottle into the victim’s face.

The man suffered two deep cuts to the head just above the eyes which required hospital treatment.

The offender is described as Asian, approximately 6ft 2ins tall with dark hair which was long on top and short on the sides.

He was wearing a red or black T-shirt.

Following the attack, the man got back in the black Jeep which made off from the incident along the A34 towards Salford.

Anyone with any information about the assault should contact police on 0161 856 3345 quoting incident number 1656 of 12/06/19.

Information can be passed on anonymously by calling the independent charity Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.

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