Slashed and stabbed: Two attacked in street

Sep 22 2008 by Sam Casey, Huddersfield Daily Examiner

VIOLENCE ON THE STREETS

A MAN was slashed and another stabbed in separate shocking street attacks.

In the first incident a 38-year-old was outside the Jolly Sailor pub, on Broad Lane, Moldgreen, when he was approached by a man brandishing a knife.

The attacker slashed his victim’s head before making off.

The man was taken to Huddersfield Royal Infirmary after losing a large amount of blood.

He received stitches and was later released.

Police are still trying to trace a man wanted in connection with the incident, which happened shortly before 3pm on Saturday.

The second incident was in Honley at about 10.30pm on Saturday.

A 38-year-old man was involved in an argument with a group of teenagers after getting some food from Honley Spice takeaway on Westgate.