A young man was left in hospital waiting for immediate surgery after being hit in the face with a missile in Preston.
Police were called to Walker Street in Preston at 1.52am on Friday morning (3 April) after reports of an ongoing fight.
The victim, a man in his 20s who Blog Preston understands is a student at the University of Lancashire, was assaulted before being hit in the face with an unknown object that was thrown at him.
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He was taken to hospital with a serious facial injury and was expected to have surgery on Friday. Witnesses told Blog Preston the attack was unprovoked.
A police investigation is underway but nobody has been arrested as of Friday lunchtime.
A spokesperson for police said: “While nobody has been arrested at this time, our enquiries are very much ongoing and we have a dedicated team of officers assigned to this investigation.”
Anyone with information or mobile or dashcam footage which could assist police with their enquiries is asked to call 101 and quote log 104 of 3 April 2026.
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