Teen in hospital with fractured skull after 'shocking' attack in Burnley
Police are appealing for witnesses.
A teenager is in hospital with a fractured skull and bleed on the brain after a serious assault in Burnley.
The 17-year-old was found unresponsive on the pavement close to The Job Centre in the early hours of yesterday morning (July 18th).
He was taken to hospital for treatment where he currently remains.
Police were called to reports of a different incident just before 4.20am where a second 17-year-old was also assaulted that morning in Hammerton Street.
The second victim's injuries are not thought to be serious.
Police are treating the two assaults as linked and believe the boy who was less seriously injured was attacked first.
No arrests have been made an enquiries are ongoing.
DI Jo Williams, from Burnley CID, said: “This was a shocking attack which has left a 17-year-old boy with some serious injuries and my thoughts are with him and his family at this time.
“We are working to piece together the circumstances surrounding both assaults and they are being treated as linked at this stage.
“Although both assaults happened in the early hours of the morning, I am convinced there will be people who witnessed it who have not yet come forward. I would ask anyone with information or anybody with mobile phone, CCTV or dashcam footage which could assist our investigation to contact police as soon as possible.”
Anyone with information is asked to email forcecontrolroom@lancashire.police.uk or call 101, quoting log 0310 of July 18, 2021.