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25.08.2022 - 20:59 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
A teenager was assaulted by a machete wielding gang as shocked motorists drove by. The victim was rescued after one driver stopped and his brave passenger ran towards the attackers.
A gang of three masked men pounced on the teenager in a cul-de-sac off Marley Road, Levenshulme, Manchester. One witness said the victim was "lucky to be alive" as the attackers were slashing at him with a "huge" knife.
The incident happened on Monday this week in the early afternoon and the victim was taken to hospital with a head injury. In a statement Greater Manchester Police said: "At around 2pm on 22 August, officers were called to attend an incident on Kersh Avenue, Manchester, where three males had attacked another male with a bladed weapon. The victim was transported to hospital and later released after sustaining a non-life threatening head injury.
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"No arrests have been made at this time and enquiries are still on going into the incident. GMP are encouraging anyone with information relating to the incident to contact 101 using the incident number 1683-22082022."
A spokesperson for the North West Ambulance Service said: "We did attend an incident at this location and took a male to Manchester Royal with a head injury. " They added that they were alerted at 1.49pm on Monday.
The driver of the car which stopped, who asked to remain anonymous, said: "My friend and I were driving down Marley Road when we came near the junction with Kersh Avenue, which is a dead-end we could see other drivers in front were slowing down then driving on. When we got to the spot saw three lads hitting another with a huge knife, it was crazy the size of it
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