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Witness appeal made after two men stabbed after confrontation in Wigan

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An appeal for witnesses has been made by police after two men were stabbed in Wigan. Police received a call to a report of a group of people fighting on Gas Street in Wigan, shortly after 7pm on Thursday 31st March 2016. When police arrived at the report the group had dispersed.

It was established through further enquiries that two men had been taken to hospital with stab wounds, where they both remain in a critical but stable condition.

Three men have been arrested on suspicion of section 18 assault and three men have been arrested on suspicion of perverting the course of justice. All six people have been bailed pending further enquiries.

There are ongoing police enquiries, and police officers now believe that this incident took place after a number of men were involved in a confrontation on Templeton Road, Platt Bridge, near to McDonalds.

Detective Inspector Martin Reddington from GMP’s Wigan division said ‘We have been carrying out significant enquiries to establish what exactly has happened here that has led to two men lying seriously injured in hospital.

‘We believe that a number of men were on Templeton Road, near to Gas Street and Lomax Street, when several other men have approached them in a dark Jeep type vehicle. There has then been a confrontation and this has resulted in two men suffering serious injuries, before both groups quickly dispersed prior to police arriving on the scene.

‘I am asking for anyone that was in this area around the time of the incident, to please call us if you saw either of these groups of men, any vehicles, or if you saw the altercation itself?

‘Your information may only seem trivial to you, but it could be an important part of our investigation, so please call us if you saw or heard anything that you think might be linked to this case.’

Anybody who has got any information has been asked to get in touch with officers at Wigan police station on 0161 856 7124, or the independent charity Crimestoppers, anonymously, on 0800 555 111.

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