Footage from a brutal doorstep machete attack has been released by detectives after a person was seen running away from the crime scene. Police confirmed in an appeal they want to speak with them.
A man and a woman were attacked with a machete and according to officers the woman, was injured but has now been discharged from hospital and is recovering at home. However the second victim suffered ‘possibly life-changing injuries’, said police, and remains in hospital.
The attack happened outside a home in Atherton, on July 6. The suspect's face can't be seen on the footage released by police, but investigators are hoping someone will recognise him.
He can be seen walking up the road before apparently entering the property then running away after the attack with the machete.
Speaking to the Manchester Evening News at the time, residents spoke of a large police and emergency services presence at the scene. One resident said: “It was full of police vans and two ambulance. The police put tape on both sides of the road and there was a helicopter and everything, it was scary.”
In an appeal, GMP said: “Detectives in Wigan investigating a serious assault in Atherton where a man and woman were attacked with a machete have released CCTV of a man they wish to speak to who was seen in the area in the moments before and after the incident.
“At around 9.15pm on Wednesday 6 July, we were called to a report of a man and woman with serious injuries at an address on Bolton Old Road.
“It’s believed a man was armed with a machete when he went to the property and inflicted possibly life-changing injuries to the man. The woman was also injured and has thankfully been discharged from hospital to continue her recovery. No arrests have been made and investigators are continuing with their enquiries to establish the causes and circumstances of the incident.
“They have today - Saturday - released CCTV from around the time of the incident where a man can be seen on Bolton Old Road. Can you help us identify him?
“Anyone who believes they may have seen the man in the area that night – or who has potentially seen him since – is asked to contact us via the LiveChat facility on our website, or by calling 101 quoting incident 3439 of 06/07/2022.
“Details can be passed anonymously to the independent charity Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.”
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