Investigation underway after man assaulted in Litherland

An investigation is underway following reports a man was assaulted in the Litherland area last night, Sunday 29 March.

We were contacted at around 11.15pm following reports of an altercation on Hinton Street.

During the altercation, a 35-year-old man was reportedly assaulted by a group of males and suffered injuries to his head, face and hands.  It is believed of the males was in possession of a long-handled weapon.

The males then made off along Webster Street.

The man was taken to hospital where he is currently in a critical condition.

An investigation is underway and house-to-house, forensic, CCTV and witness enquiries are in the process of being carried out.

Detective Chief Inspector Dave Jones said: “We are carrying out a number of lines of enquiry to establish what has taken place.

“We believe the injured male was assaulted by a group of individuals who were wearing face coverings at the junction of Hinton Street and Webster Street. The group have then made off.

“We have carried out enquiries in the local area and we are appealing for anyone who was in the area of Hinton Street and Webster Street at around 11.15pm last night who saw or heard anything or believes they captured something significant on their doorbell camera or dashcam to contact us.”

Anyone with information should contact Merseyside Police social media desk via X or Facebook @MerPolCC. You can also report information via our website: https://www.merseyside.police.uk/ro/report/ocr/af/how-to-report-a-crime/ or by calling 101 quoting incident reference 26000249949.

Alternatively, contact the independent charity Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111, or via their website here: https://crimestoppers-uk.org/give-information/forms/give-information-anonymously