A man is fighting for his life in hospital following an attack in Bolton. An investigation was launched after police were called to reports of an assault in Farnworth at around midnight on Wednesday.
The victim was taken to hospital with what police describe as 'life-threatening injuries'. No arrests have been made. On Thursday morning a section of Buckley Lane was cordoned off.
A blue forensic tent had also been erected. READ MORE: Police spotted man in a park and arrested him straight away The road in front of the tent was covered in broken glass.
A patron of a pub nearby said there had been a fight between several men in the early hours. He said that someone had been hit 'around three times with a baseball bat'.
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