POLICE are hunting a gang who brutally assaulted a man in a Birkenhead street in the early hours of Boxing Day.

The 37-year-old victim was found unconscious on Singleton Avenue, at around 4.40am.

Police said the shocking attack has left the man with "life-changing injuries" to his face and eyes, and have launched an urgent appeal for witnesses.

Detectives believe the victim, who they say is a local man, was attacked by a gang of men as he was walking along the road; they said they are still working to establish a motive for the assault.

The alarm was sounded by a resident.

The victim was taken to Arrowe Park Hospital where his condition is described as "stable".

House-to-house inquiries have been carried out and CCTV images are being examined. The area where the assault took place was cordoned off for several hours while forensic officers conducted investigations.

Detective Chief Inspector Dave McCaughrean, head of Wirral CID, said: “This was a particularly vicious attack and we are keen to speak to anyone who may have seen anything, no matter how insignificant it might seem in case they have vital information for this investigation.

“This assault has left a man seriously injured in hospital with life-changing injuries.

“I would urge anyone who knows who is responsible ato come forward so we can take action against the offenders.”

Anyone with information should call police on 0151 777 2265 or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.

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this only around the corner from us! lets hope the police catch the low life ... who did this!!! f**king sh*t houses!.

roger that, fooking gobshites

I wish him well. It's things like this which make me decide to stay where I am, rather than to return to Birkenhead.

I think we would all agree, you should stay in the Shire.

and wishing him well

No need for this cowardly act, the fella may be blind, I hope the perpetrators get caught prompto.

Sadly today's society, hope the culprits are caught and hope the lad has a full and speedy recovery.

Maybe it's about time to stop ignoring all the gob#####s in the hoodies who intimidate everybody ..outside off licences etc....ask your teenager where he is, and what he's doing out in his gang..they aren't so brave in one or two's ..it's a pack mentality...
Vigilantes are perhaps a bit extreme ...but if teenagers in the 60's / 70's/80's/90's behaved like this we'd leather them.(but this kind of behaviour was really rare).

What happened to common decency..I cannot remember any OAP who had to worry about speaking their mind ...up until a few years ago..the last couple of generations have no regard for anything or anybody

In my day you got the belt. You wouldn't dare step out of line. Parents these days have too many restrictions put on them. The same with teachers, whatever happened to the cane or the slipper?

That's what went wrong Edna... now teachers are terrified of chastising the 14 year old "shi#####e's in case (a) the parent assaults them or (b) they lose their job....

And T.V show's garbage like "Shameless" which glorifies antisocial behaviour..but the ... don't realise that it's supposed to be "over the top " and comedy ...not real life..but
unfortunately they think it's "cool"

i was born in the 60,s and everyone had "RESPECT FOR ALL AND EVERYTHING", i wish i had a time machine so i could go back and live there again?!.

No one should be under the illusion that this type of behaviour is new, far from it, but it should also be seen in its true light, thankfully it not a common occurence. No doubt the perpetrators will hide behind drug or alcohol excuses, it has nothing to do with upbringing or lack of discipline in schools, its more to do with lack of retribution, a slap on the wrist awaits them. I think these type of people suffer a mental illness but not the type we should show any compassion to, its probably a type that can't be cured so take them out of society for 20 years and see if they can work it out themselves. What use are they living amongst us anyway.

I shall: these days, Birkenhead is getting more like Mordor every day.

This is definitely a political issue. It's time for all the "do-gooders" with their human rights stuff to disappear back into their closets. David Cameron has had the courage to start the ball rolling by fooking off Angela Merkel (Is she Rosa Klebb in disguise?) and that Newt Sarkosi. I don't call Sarkosi a frog-because he's too small to be a real frog. I think he's more like a newt. I have a pet newt. I call him "Tiny"-cos he's my newt!! Anyway, I digress. Love him or loathe him, Cameron is trying to make Britain British again. I for one can't wait to get back to the disciplined society we once enjoyed. Personally, if my son committed a crime like murder, I'd be the first to turn him in. I always said to my boys when they were growing up that if they ever got into drugs, it wouldn't be the drugs that killed them-it'd be me-for disrespecting their mother and family. That's half the problem now-there's no family. When was the last time your family sat down at the dinner table and had a conversation, for example? Modern life is crap. Too many computers. Too little time for each other. Facebook should be banned-it's pathetic to see some of the posts on there. "Excuse me-I'm going to the pub!" Who the feck wants to know that? It's as if all these sadddos have a desperate need to tell all the world their every movement! Sorry, mums-but National Service has to be brought back. I don't mean sending conscripts to war zones. That should be for professional soldiers. What NS would do is twofold: 1st-it'd make people respect each other by placing them in an environment where they relied on each other to survive and 2nd-it'd show our young men what they are capable of instead of leading them down the road of negativity. I served my country for six years. It made me realise what I was capable of achieving. It taught me that all Geordies didn't wear cloth caps and work in mines and shipyards; that all cocknies weren't "wide boys" and, perhaps most poignantly of all, that "Scousers" and "Mancs" who served in the Kings Regiment together were willing to die for each other in Northern Ireland. This is what is missing in our society now-the spirit of comradeship and togetherness. Nowadays, a boy is judged not on his character-but on the brand of fecking trainers he is wearing!! Get 'em all in uniform, I say. When I went away as a spotty sprog to boot camp, I was a moron, tied to my mother's apron strings. When I came home on my first weekend pass three months later, she didn't recognise me! I had, in that very short space of time, had my attitude changed. I had been moulded into the beginnings of a man. I had money in my pocket and a sense of purpose and direction. That is what our young people need. Pride and achievement. Ask any old soldier what he enjoyed most about service life. He will tell you one thing above all else. He felt part of a family. He was secure. He was an achiever!!
(RANT OVER: Time 1048)

They should give the little fookers life if they catch them somebody must know who they where as they must gave been at a party or something for that time of day .hope the guy has a full and speedy recovery

Jail is too good for them, and we end up paying thru our taxes for the ....Give them to REAL hard men to play with, they will shit themselves. I do beleive in taking the law into my own hands and have done in the past. Im not proud of it but its the only way to get results!
We had our house burgled when we lived in Upton years ago. WE asked around, friends of friends who had been offered the stuff, computer games and gadgets that had family writing on.
We told Police and gave them names AND addresses and descriptions of goods stolen and even the seperate flat address they were being stored at. Plod did Fook all saying hes already under observation by CID and didnt want to jepodise their investigation.
Couple of us paid a visit and stopped his theiving for a while, he lived and let him know who did it for future reference. Got stuff back too!

Excellent post FF ! Spot on! Next time I'm down in Wirralshire, there's a pint in Gallagher's with your name on it.

It didn't sound good, but I hope the victim can make a decent recovery in the fullness of time. Thoughts go out to him and his family.

There are times I'm glad I live in the ar*ehole of nowhere.

I hope the fellah's alright and will recover well. The place is going to pot. Saw the little gobshoits who are bombing round town on the trail bike. They can only be about 14 or 15, no helmets and going hell for leather up Park Rd East. They obviously consider themselves fireproof. Suspect they are from the Vittoria Street area because you can hear them scooting round the area, no silencer on the bike. You would think that Birkenhead's finest could find a way of nailing the little gits before they kill someone.

the coppers shud be allowed to slap little c*nts like that and nothing more should be said and certanly no paperwork. As bandy said before anything gets done someone could get hurt. A local militia would be nice lol

First cleansing that should take place is the police force - there are far too many of them that think they are above the law. Until the police set an example of right and wrong its ludicrous to think that they can judge others.

I know they have a tough job, but that's no excuse for innocent people to suffer.

I say lock up the buggers and throw away the key but there's nothing about Birkenhead which makes it more susceptible to this sort of thing.

Sadly, incidents like this one are not uncommon throughout much of the UK.

And here we have the local idiot mentality in its purest form namely; "if something goes wrong - blame the police".

I am not a policeman, but I get a bit miffed when people criticise the police. In my eyes, they are all fecking heroes. Their job is made almost impossible by beaurocrats and dodgy solicitors, who quite often get felons released on technicalities. There is a problem with recruitment in the police inasmuch as the academic qualifications are prohibitive to some people who in my view would make excellent ear-clippers. It's a bit like the Army. Not everyone can go to Sandhurst-but the wars are won by sergeants, corporals and squaddies in the main. Give me a strapping six-footer with a sense of honour and a sense of humour any day. Ally this to parents who run a good home, teachers who are allowed to run their own schools and you're halfway to becoming a respectful neighbourhood again. Life on Mars was a good analogy of the good old days of policing. If you're a criminal who doesn't respect the rights of law-abiding citizens, you deserve all you get if you're caught. Roll on the revolution!! Get me a ticket for the front row!!

totally agree there.

and we need to get out of the fooking eu

Should never have joined the feckin' eu in the first place!

anyone know how this bloke is getting on?

Ok just curious here but...does anyone actually know the guy who was attacked in Singleton Avenue and the story (if there is any) behind it ?

There's always the possibility that he was on the receiving end of a "Community Punishment"...in which case few would be wishing him a full and speedy recovery.

Like I said....just curious...