Youth on GBH charge

A 19-year-old man was due to appear before Oldham magistrates today following an attack which left a man with a fractured skull.

Andrew Cook, of Chapel Road, Hollinwood, was charged with grievous bodily harm and breaching an anti-social behaviour order following the assault which also left the victim with bleeding on the brain.

The arrest follows an incident at 11.15pm on March 6, when police were called to West Street in Oldham following reports that a 23-year-old man had been punched in the face and had banged his head on the ground.

The victim remains unconscious in hospital.