Six teenagers and man arrested over suspected assault in Liverpool

A man was found with a serious head injury outside a pub early on Thursday morning (02 January)

Author: Liam ArrowsmithPublished 2nd Jan 2025

Six teenagers and a man have been arrested over a suspected assault on a 21-year-old outside pub in Liverpool.

The man was found with a serious head injury at around 00:45GMT on Thursday morning (02 January) and remains in hospital.

Witness and CCTV enquiries were carried out in the city centre and a total of seven people have been arrested:

A 38 year-old man from Bootle, was arrested on suspicion of s18 wounding with intent

A 17 year-old male from Manchester, was arrested on suspicion of s18 wounding with intent and affray

A 16 year-old male from Sheffield, was arrested on suspicion of s18 wounding with intent and affray

A 15 year-old male from Manchester, was arrested on suspicion of s18 wounding with intent and possession of a Class B drug (cannabis).

A 17 year-old male from Salford was arrested on suspicion of s18 wounding with intent

An 18 year-old man from Salford was arrested on suspicion of s18 wounding with intent

A 17 year-old male from Manchester was arrested on suspicion of s18 wounding with intent

All seven are currently in custody while enquiries remain ongoing.

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