POLICE INVESTIGATING AFTER A MAN WAS HIT IN THE FACE WITH A BOTTLE AT A CITY CENTRE BUS STOP

The incident happened between 1.30am and 2am on Sunday 9 June 2019 a man in his mid-20s was waiting at a bus stop on John Dalton Street when a black Jeep approached.

Inside were around three or four men, one of whom got out of the vehicle and put the man in a headlock.

The offender then smashed a glass bottle into the victim’s face.

The victim was taken to hospital for treatment after suffering two deep cuts to the head just above the eyes.

The man described the offender as being an Asian male wearing a red or black T-shirt, approximately 6ft 2ins tall with dark hair which was long on top and short on the sides. 

After the attack was over, the offender got back in the black Jeep which made off from the incident along the A34 towards Salford.

Anyone with any information about the assault should contact police on 0161 856 3345 quoting incident number 1656 of 12/06/19.

Information can be passed on anonymously by calling the independent charity Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.