Woman fighting for her life after being beaten unconscious in 'sickening' attack then 'left' in garden

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A woman is fighting for her life after being beaten unconscious during a 'sickening' attack and then 'left in a garden'. The 49-year-old was discovered in the garden of a property on Rosebank Road in Newton Heath at about 9.30am.

She was rushed to hospital and remains in a critical condition. Police have since arrested three women in connection with the incident.

The trio, aged 43, 43 and 44, are being held on suspicion of assault, and remain in police custody for questioning. Officers are currently working at the scene as the investigation continues. Try MEN Premium for FREE by clicking here for no ads, fun puzzles and brilliant new features. Detective Inspector Natalie McDonald of GMP said: "This is a sickening attack on a woman who was beaten unconscious and then simply left in a garden in urgent need of medical attention.

The investigation is in its early stages but it is moving at pace and I can assure the local community that we are determined to hold the person - or persons – responsible to account. "We are working hard to piece together the full circumstances and are appealing to anyone who was in the area of Rosebank Road at around 9:30am this morning and who may have seen something suspicious (either this morning or last night) to report it to police. "We are keeping an open mind and are not ruling out whether the victim was assaulted elsewhere and then moved to this location. "I understand the concern this incident will cause local residents, and we will therefore have extra patrol plans over the next few days to provide a visible police presence.