A man was attacked with an axe in Buile Hill Park in Salford.
At around 7.20pm on Wednesday, 12 July, police were called to the park on Eccles Old Road to reports that a man had been attacked by two other men with axes.
Officers attended and a 41-year-old man was taken to hospital with serious injuries to his head and arms. He remains there for treatment but his injuries are not believed to be life threatening.
Further enquiries have established that the two men, who were wearing balaclavas, had attacked the victim as he was walking through the park with his dog before jumping over railings and onto Weaste Lane as they fled the scene.
It is believed to have been a targeted attack and an isolated incident.
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