Man's face slashed in bar

February 18, 2008

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POLICE are appealing for witnesses after a 25-year-old man had his face slashed in a bar.

The victim was at the Long Legs bar on George Street in Manchester City Centre early on Saturday evening.

He went to the toilet and when he returned another man was sitting in his seat. When he confronted the man he was attacked and his face slashed.

The victim was left with a three-inch gash to his left cheek, which required 17 stitches.

The attacker is described as white, in his 30s and of medium build.

Detective Constable Craig Mayberry, of Grey Mare Lane CID, said: "This was an unprovoked attack on a man who was enjoying a night out celebrating the Manchester United FA cup win over arsenal.

"It has left him with a nasty injury and I would urge anyone who may have seen this attack to get in touch with us. I would also like to appal to anyone who knows this offender to call police. He may have an injury to his eye. This may not have required treatment, but someone must know who this is."

Anyone with any information should call police on 0161 856 3240 or Crimestoppers, anonymously, on 0800 555 111.

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Guten Tag (18/02/2008 at 17:10)

Fighting over a chair, in Manchester? Never!

Batfink, Manchester (18/02/2008 at 17:18)

Fighting over a chair that gave a good view of the resident ladies, no doubt!

Jimc (18/02/2008 at 18:31)

3rd try, why no CCTV footage ???.

LookingForLogic, Stockport (19/02/2008 at 01:36)

spot on jimc, so much for big bro is watching you, only when he feels like it eh.

stujl (19/02/2008 at 11:58)

Theres probably no CCTV footage because it was 'against the Human Rights of the offender' and the bar did not have his permission to use his image in a possible prosecution against him, as it infringed his basic Human Right to do whatever he wanted, then hide behind some smart 23 year old solicitor who would get him off on a technicality, for example that the chair had one leg at 4mm longer than the other three and as such could not be deemed a 'chair' and thus have it removed as evidence, thus rendering the fight over the 'chair (now proven inadmissable)' as not having happened as there was no chair, therefore no case to answer. And before any of you legal eagles use this a future defense, make sure this one has set the precedent first.

Ross Kirwan (20/02/2008 at 16:02)

Just to put the record straight, I was the victim of this attack and I would like to make a point of saying to one of the previous comments made that there was no fight over a chair, in order to call it a fight it means that two people must be engaged in the argument. this was not the case on Saturday. I asked a bloke to let me sit back down where I had been sitting with my friends and after a very brief verbal argument he decided to let me sit back down with a bit of coaxing from the girl he was with. As I took my seat a different guy presumably his friend jumped forward and swiped at me with what is now believed to be some kind of blade or weapon, so it was not even the guy that gave me my seat back that did the damage. All I can say is that I am left feeling angry and frustrated at how somebody can be that mindless and cowardly.
To the CCTV question, the police say there is about 8 cameras to work from but it can be a bit hit and miss depending on the quality of the recording equipment and whether or not they were all working at the time etc........????
So fingers crossed but I will not be holding my breath.
Dissapointed, Angry, Frustrated, Disgusted, Appalled, Sickened and many more...........

BluePolarBear, ex of Stockport (21/02/2008 at 02:26)

Whoever did this is pathetic,is his masculinity so fragile that he felt any "disrespect"had to be punished?

stujl (21/02/2008 at 09:24)

Hope the damage isnt too severe mate. You can bet your life the little toe-rag wouldnt have had a go at you face to face, man to man. Cowards.
Hopefully, when they catch up with him he will become 'special friends' with Big Bad Bob, the handiest guy confined at Mer Majestys Pleasure.

better off red (21/02/2008 at 14:01)

lad in canning town was slashed for being the wrong colour.
police did nothing.
months later, he was killed.
police now apologise.

where are the police?

Nigel Woodcock (21/02/2008 at 14:20)

"stujl" makes a really stupid point - CCTV is constantly being used as evidence in criminal cases. Your populist criticism of the Human Rights Act is ill-judged and ill-informed. Grow up.

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