Police in Liverpool have launched an appeal for information after a cyclist was left in a critical condition when he was attacked by a group of men, one of whom is believed to have been wielding a hammer.
The assault happened on Victoria Road West, Crosby, at around 10.45pm on the evening of Saturday 2 November, reports the Liverpool Echo.
According to police the victim, a 22-year-old male was riding his bike when a group of men – one described as being of stocky build, aged in his 40s or 50s and with grey hair, the others as teenagers – got out of a small grey car.
They then subjected him to what was described as a vicious assault, with members of the public coming to the victim’s aid afterwards.
The cyclist remains in a critical condition in hospital.
Detective Chief Inspector Siobhan Gainer of Merseyside Police said: "This was a serious and violent assault which has left a man with significant injuries and I am determined to find the people responsible.
"Enquiries are currently being carried out into the circumstances of what took place in the lead up to this incident but I would ask anyone who saw the cyclist or the grey car, which was possibly a Volkswagen Golf, in the Crosby area, last night to contact us.
"A number of people in the area came to the cyclist's assistance following the assault but I would also like to speak to anyone who was driving past who may have seen or captured something significant on their dash-cam footage."
Anyone who has information is asked to send police a direct message to their Twitter account @MerPolCC, call officers on 101 or contact the charity Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111 quoting reference 19100640212.
Didn't know the Silver Machine bit!...
Not in some dialects of English, eg Scottish. But it's a glide in most forms of English
It's the little round thing on the side of the shears, it has a prong in the middle.
Probably had 35s also but the combination of 28 M+ (with tube) and the random wheels on the old tourer was often tear-inducing - and I (had) fairly...
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Have a good night, Andy. Two nights at Street? Plans for Sunday?
Cybertruck
It's not like the BBC don't know what term to use when they think it matters not to imply that there's nobody to blame.
Is this with the same wheels etc? 3mph seems wild to me when manufacturers are talking about a handful of watts at best.
Brought to you by Logan's Run? Or Brave New World (for a few extra years)?