Overview
- Police say a group wearing face coverings assaulted a 35-year-old man at the junction of Hinton Street and Webster Street, leaving him with serious injuries to his head, face and hands.
- Officers have sealed off large sections of Webster Street and Hinton Street with a multi-junction cordon, and a mobile police station with a scientific support team is in place.
- Forensic officers are examining nearby properties, including on Thornton Street, as house-to-house checks, CCTV reviews and witness enquiries continue.
- Neighbours reported the group ran toward Thornton Street and that a bicycle left inside the cordon has been covered and preserved as potential evidence.
- Detectives asked anyone with information or doorbell or dashcam video to contact Merseyside Police or Crimestoppers, quoting incident reference 26000249949.