Residents want action after attack victim left seriously injured

RESIDENTS in Burton where a man was brutally attacked and left fighting for his life have called for “something to be done” after claiming there had been other incidents of violence near their homes.

They have been speaking of their shock and concern after the 30-year-old victim was found in Uxbridge Street with a suspected broken leg and a deep cut to his head. he remains in hospital in a critical condition. he was found at 5.15am on

Tuesday, leading to a police investigation. Police said there was another assault in the area at around the same time, in which a 26-year-old man suffered grazes and cuts.

he was checked over by paramedics, but did not require hospital treatment. A resident in Queen Street, who did not wish to be named, said: “This is not something new in this area. A few months back there was a brawl on the same street where a man was stabbed and something needs to be done.

“I didn’t see the attack but when I went to a shop on the street I heard the shopkeeper and his staff member talking about it and he told me that someone has been attacked in the early hours of the morning.

“It’s very dangerous and can be life-threatening, which is not something you want to see. It’s a very busy street and some time an innocent bystander can get caught up in it, especially if they are trying to save the person being attacked.

“I hope the person who has been attacked will recover and I hope those who are responsible are punished and that will be a message for others to not do the same.”

Another resident, who runs a business in Uxbridge Street and also asked not to be named, said: “When I opened my shop at around midday a lot of customers were asking me do you know what happened and when I said, ‘no’, they told me there was an attack in the morning.

“It’s something that does happen too often here and there needs to be some proper enforcement to make people understand this is wrong and against the law. It’s not nice; there are a lot of families living on the street and that’s not something they want to see or hear about.”

Anyone with any information should contact Staffordshire Police on 101, quoting incident 0063 of March 16, or call 101.