A man was run over and attacked by a gang armed with weapons in broad daylight.
Merseyside Police were called to Woodward Road, Rock Ferry, at around 3pm on Monday, following reports of a serious assault. Officers attended the scene and found a man had been run over by a car and then attacked by three men with weapons.
Following the attack, a blue BMW was found on Raffles Road with a cracked windscreen. Merseyside Police have confirmed a 31-year-old man from Tranmere was arrested on suspicion of assault and affray following the incident.
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Inspector Danny Murphy, said: "We were called to reports of a local man being run over by a dark coloured BMW and then assaulted by three men who had got out of the car. Following the assault they escaped in the BMW. Incredibly, the victim sustained superficial injuries and did not require hospital treatment.
"A short while after the incident video of the attack was circulated on social media. Following a search of the area officers located a blue BMW, with a cracked windscreen, which is believed to have been involved in the attack, on Raffles Road and arrested a 31-year-old man from Tranmere on suspicion of assault and affray."
The arrested man has been taken to a police station on Merseyside where he will be interviewed by detectives and the car has been seized and will be forensically examined.
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