Blackpool man found unconscious with 'significant' head and chest injuries after suspected 'serious assault'

Officers are appealing for information after a man found was left in a 'critical condition' after sustaining head and chest injuries in Blackpool.
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Police were called to reports that a man was unconscious at a flat on Dale Street at around 11.40am today (March 24).

Officers attended the scene with paramedics and found a man, thought to be aged in his 50s, with serious head and chest injuries.

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He has been taken to hospital and is currently in a critical condition.

Det Insp Steve Harry, of Blackpool CID, said: "This man has suffered some really significant injuries and our enquiries are at an early stage as we try to establish what has happened to him as he has potentially been the victim of a serious assault.

"I would appeal to anyone who saw or heard a disturbance in the area or who saw anything suspicious after about 9pm last night to get in touch.”

No arrests have been made as of yet and enquiries are ongoing to establish exactly what happened to cause the man's injuries.

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Police are in the process of contacting the man’s next of kin and offering them support.

A man was found unconscious at a flat on Dale Street by police and paramedics. (Credit: Google)A man was found unconscious at a flat on Dale Street by police and paramedics. (Credit: Google)
A man was found unconscious at a flat on Dale Street by police and paramedics. (Credit: Google)

Anybody with information is asked to get in touch with detectives on 101, quoting log number 433 of March 24.

Alternatively, independent charity Crimestoppers can be contacted anonymously on 0800 555 111 or via their website HERE.