GRAPHIC CONTENT: Tractor pull worker may have been punched with knuckleduster, police say

A worker at the tractor pull in Great Eccleston suffered a broken nose and fractured eye socket after being punched in what police have called an unprovoked attack.
By The Newsroom
Published 5th Sep 2017, 16:04 BST
Updated 11th Sep 2017, 12:43 BST

Blackpool man Dean Holt’s injuries were so bad officers think he may have been hit with a knuckleduster.

They released a picture of the 26-year-old after the attack, which happened at around 10pm on Saturday, August 26.

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It was carried out by an Asian man, around 6ft, aged 30 and 40, of broad build, wearing a white t-shirt with blood stains.PC Ken Armstrong said: “This was a nasty, unprovoked attack on a man who was simply working.”

Dean had two metal plates inserted during surgery.