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At around 6.15pm on Monday 15 May 2023, a man was assaulted in Lord Street, resulting in a serious injury which was not life threatening.
Around five minutes later another man was assaulted at a premises in Bradshawgate. The victim received a minor injury.
Two minutes later, a third person was assaulted in Brown Street, where they received serious injuries which weren’t life threatening,
Shortly after, a man was punched in the same street sustaining minor injuries, while he also had his phone thrown into a nearby building site.
The entire episode lasted around 10-15 minutes and resulted in four attacks on members of the public.
GMP would now like to speak to the man pictured in the two photos below as they believe he could assist with their investigation.
If you have any information, or doorbell, dashcam, or CCTV footage from the area at the time, officers are asking for you to please get in touch.
You can contact police by calling 101 quoting log number 3024 of 15/05/23.
You can also report information via www.gmp.police.uk or through the independent charity Crimestoppers - anonymously – on 0800 555 111.