A street in Preston city centre is cordoned off after a man was slashed in the face.
Emergency services were called to Glovers Court at around 6.20am on Sunday morning (12 July) after reports of a serious assault.
An 18-year-old male was taken to hospital with a slashed face for treatment. While serious, his injuries are not thought to be life threatening.
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An investigation is underway and the street was still cordoned off while officers were at the scene at midday on Sunday.
A spokesperson for police said: “We received a report of an assault on Glovers Court, Preston at around 6:20am this morning.
“An 18-year-old man has been taken to hospital with a slash-type wound to the face for treatment. His injury is not thought to be life threatening. Enquiries into the assault, and to identify the person responsible are ongoing, and you will see police in the area as we conduct those enquiries.
“At this time we don’t believe there to be any threat towards the wider public and we have increased reassurance patrols as a precaution. If you have any information, CCTV or dashcam footage to assist our enquiries please call 101 quoting log 0433 of 12th July.”
