Police have arrested 12 males - including a 16-year-old boy - in connection with a huge brawl that broke out following the Bolton Wanderers v Wigan Athletic football match earlier this year.
50 officers carried out raids on more than a dozen homes across Bolton and Wigan in the early hours of this morning (November 30).
They arrested 12 males aged between 16 and 58. Seven were arrested in Bolton, and five in Wigan. All are now being questioned in custody on suspicion of violent disorder, a spokesperson for Greater Manchester Police said. READ MORE: 'I loved him': Son breaks down in tears as he denies murdering dad by putting him in an 'MMA chokehold' READ MORE: Doorbell footage shows the moment Brianna Ghey left home before meeting her alleged killers Two men who were arrested in August remain released on bail 'pending further enquiries'.
The arrests this morning come after violence erupted on Market Street in Westhoughton following the football match on August 19.
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