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| Man is critical after gang attack | Man is critical after gang attack |
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| A man is in a critical condition after being attacked by a gang of teenagers in Greater Manchester. | A man is in a critical condition after being attacked by a gang of teenagers in Greater Manchester. |
| The 26-year-old man was walking home with two friends near Lees Park Way in Droylsden on Sunday night, when a group of teenagers shouted abuse. | The 26-year-old man was walking home with two friends near Lees Park Way in Droylsden on Sunday night, when a group of teenagers shouted abuse. |
| The victim went to a house on Langfield Crescent but when he went out later to see if the gang was still there, he was surrounded and punched in the face. | The victim went to a house on Langfield Crescent but when he went out later to see if the gang was still there, he was surrounded and punched in the face. |
| He was knocked unconscious and is in hospital in a serious condition. | He was knocked unconscious and is in hospital in a serious condition. |
| Police said there was initially a gang of about six boys on Jack Lane, off Lees Park Way. | |
| They were later joined by several older teenagers. | |
| Fell to ground | |
| After hearing that the youths had been causing problems on Langfield Crescent, the victim's two friends went outside to see if they were still there. | |
| The victim followed a short time later, but he became separated from his friends and was surrounded by about eight youths at the junction of Malvern Avenue and Langfield Crescent. | |
| One of them punched him in the face and he fell to the ground and banged his head. | |
| The offenders then ran off towards Warne Avenue. | |
| Hooded jacket | |
| The victim was taken to Tameside General Hospital and was later transferred to Hope Hospital with life-threatening injuries, where he remains in a critical condition. | |
| Three of the offenders are described as white and aged about 17. | |
| One of them was about 6ft, slim and was wearing a brown hooded top and riding a bike. | |
| A second offender is described as being slim with a thin face and was wearing a grey hooded zip-up jacket with the hood up. | |
| A third offender is described as being of stocky build with a shaven head and was wearing a black tracksuit. | |
| Police are appealing for any of the gang members to come forward. |