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Man in hospital with head injuries after bank holiday incident outside Wirral pub.

A 55-year-old man was in hospital this morning with a head injury after a Bank holiday night out in Wirral.

Shocked witnesses told the Echo a man lay “motionless” on the floor outside the Oak pub in Liscard, Wallasey at around 10.15pm on Sunday.

The incident, on the junction of Liscard Village and Manor Road, unfolded quickly as two ambulances, four police cars and a fire engine attended the scene.

The victim’s friend, who did not wished to be named, said: “I had just come out of the pub for a smoke and he was just laying on the ground.

“My friend told me that someone had just gone over and pushed him for no reason. I am going to go with him in the ambulance.”

People gathered around as police cordoned off the area to the left of the pub and took witnesses to make statements, many could not believe what had happened.

Two teenagers, aged 18 and 19, enjoying a night out said: “A group of lads came in to the pub and said that a man had had his head cracked open, there is a blood patch on the floor.

“When my mate came and in and told me who it was that had gone down, we just thought, he didn’t deserve that, we are shocked.”

One girl, who was making her way home with friends, said: “There were two men just standing by the pub and then we just saw him drop to the floor while the other man just walked off with a woman.”

Another eyewitness said: “I saw firefighters attending to a person who was laying motionless on the floor and had a foil blanket over them.

“It looked very serious because there were so many police and a fire engine.”

Merseyside Police confirmed today they are investigating.

A spokesman for the force said: "Merseyside Police can confirm an investigation is underway following an incident in Wallasey on Sunday, 4 May.

"Officers were called to Liscard Village, at around 10.08pm, following reports of a disturbance outside a licensed premises.

"Patrols attended and found a 55-year-old man at the scene with a head injury.

"He has been taken to Arrowe Park Hospital where his condition is being assessed.

"No further information is available at this time. House-to-house enquiries are now being carried out and CCTV from the area is being located and reviewed.

"An investigation is on-going to establish the full circumstances surrounding the incident and how the man came to sustain his injury."

Anyone who witnessed the incident, or has any information, can call detectives in Wirral CID on 0151 777 2265 or Crimestoppers, anonymously on 0800 555 111.

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that royal oak's always been a bit sketchy (IMHO) this sadly doesn't surprise me.

Let's all hope he is ok. I used to enjoy going in there to watch the bands of a weekend but stopped when it started getting full of the white powder abusers, I don't know if it's still like that as I have not been in for a few years now. Hope he is ok.

Hope he is ok , on another note, 2 of my girls work in the oak in brom ,the pub had trouble on thursday evening with 'two'groups of 'gypsies' fighting , billiard balls ,cues , tables . glasses ect, starting after £50 card bets ,very ugly ...

typical behaviour from that place.

They have worked there 2 1/2 years now,would not say typical ,thou there are incidences..

Sorry miss i was regarding the one in wallasey.

Thought that place had lost it's licence....... Hope the mans ok

the place has gone down the nick with the current licensee.
tommy jones used to have 2 doormen, this person doesnt seem to have any.
i too used to be a regular, but go in very rarely now.

just been told by staff, it had nothing to do with the royal oak. the injured man was on his way to get a taxi when he was assaulted

Went past yesterday, outline of a figure on the floor. Quite horrible to see. Any update on the poor guys condition.

Bring back Mossy and the good ol' days.

the chalk outline was done as a joke, because of all the rumours circulating, i saw the victim standing at the bar in good health on thursday night.

LOL


they dont put a chalkline around a body.

C.S.I liscard