Horror bottle attack on teenager Daniel

Daniel's horrific injuries

A teenager suffered horrific injuries when he was savagely attacked during a night out in Oldham town centre.

Daniel Powell (18) needed more than 50 staples in his head and suffered bleeding on the brain when he was brutally set upon after becoming separated from his friends in Yorkshire Street in the early hours of July 20

Police believe Daniel, from Newton Heath, was approached by a group of men while he was on his own and, without provocation, was hit over the head with the butt of a glass bottle by one of the gang.

He was taken to the Royal Oldham Hospital and later to Hope Hospital, where he was treated for a fractured skull and bleeding on the brain and received 51 staples to his head following surgery.

He remains in hospital where his condition is stable.

Police released the gruesome images, on today’s front page, in the hope that the public will come forward and help them piece together the events of that night.

Daniel’s injuries are so severe that he remembers little of what happened and cannot recall which bar he was in or give a description of his attackers. He does, however, remember a woman giving him first aid and police are keen to trace this woman.

Det Con Jed Stubbs, from Oldham CID said: “The victim was enjoying a night out with his friends when he was brutally assaulted with a glass bottle. He was left with nasty injuries to his skull and it will be a long time before he fully recovers.

“Because the victim cannot remember what happened, we need the public’s help in piecing together exactly what happened and where so we can trace the offender and bring him to justice.”

Anyone with information is asked to call Oldham CID on 0161-856 8951 or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.