in Swinton. Police were called to the scene on East Lancs Road just after 2.20pm on Monday (August 31). Witnesses described hearing screams as a man in his 40s was assaulted by three people – one wielding a weapon.Paramedics attended and the man was taken to hospital with a serious leg injury where he remains. A witness, who did not wish to be named, said: “We heard the women that work there screaming. Some lads attacked them.“Myself and another neighbour phoned the police.