Man suffers life-changing injuries in blade fight
GoogleA man was left with life-changing injuries following a fight involving bladed weapons on a residential street, police have said.
The man, 22, was found with serious head and leg injuries after officers were called to Raven's Crescent, Scout Hill, in Dewsbury, just before 16:00 BST on Thursday, a West Yorkshire Police spokesperson said.
The incident was being treated as attempted murder and several suspects, described as being Asian males in their 20s and 30s, who fled the scene in three cars, were being sought by police, the spokesperson said.
Det Insp James Bellhouse, of Kirklees District CID, said: "This has clearly been a serious violent incident."
"Several inquiries have been ongoing overnight to better establish the circumstances of what took place, and we are following active lines of investigation today," he added.
Anyone who saw what happened, or who had information about the incident, was asked to contact police.
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