Man with head injuries following brawl on Whitehall Street

Date published: 10 September 2014


A brawl between two gangs of Asian men outside Rochdale Infirmary resulted in a man being taken to hospital with head injuries.

Police were called to the scene of the brawl, on Whitehall Street, at around 4.30pm.

A man has been arrested and police enquiries are ongoing.

A spokesman for Greater Manchester Police said: “There has been a disturbance between two groups of men and it appears at this stage that one man has been assaulted.

“We believe there has been a melee elsewhere which has ended up resurfacing near the hospital.

“One male has been arrested and our enquiries are ongoing to try and find out exactly what has happened.”

Anyone with information should call police on 101.

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