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18/02/2013
Man 'Left For Dead' Following Knife Attack
A 59-year-old man has been stabbed repeatedly outside his house as two men demanded his car keys.
The attack happened just before 10.00 on Sunday morning as the, as-yet-unnamed victim came out of his house in Worcester Avenue in Hindley, Wigan.
It is understood the two men approached the victim on his doorstep and stabbed him multiple times before demanding his car keys.
They ran off along Worcester Avenue without the car keys.
The victim is receiving treatment in hospital for stab wounds and his condition is described as very serious.
(H/GK)
The attack happened just before 10.00 on Sunday morning as the, as-yet-unnamed victim came out of his house in Worcester Avenue in Hindley, Wigan.
It is understood the two men approached the victim on his doorstep and stabbed him multiple times before demanding his car keys.
They ran off along Worcester Avenue without the car keys.
The victim is receiving treatment in hospital for stab wounds and his condition is described as very serious.
(H/GK)
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