Appeal after gang of four attack man with a knife

VicTim, in his 60s, was TreaTed in hospiTal for facial wounds

DETECTIVES are appealing for information following a knife attack on a man in his 60s.

The incident happened on Tuesday this week at around 10pm on the footpath just off Ball Royd Road, just off Fartown Green Road in Fartown.

Four suspects approached the victim, who is in his 60s, as he was walking on the footpath.

One of the suspects, suddenly without warning, assaulted the victim by slashing his face with what is believed to be a knife.

The victim suffered wounds to his face and was taken to hospital for medical treatment.

All of the suspects fled the scene. They were described as Asian males wearing dark clothing.

It follows several knife-related incidents in the Huddersfield area in recent months.

Earlier this month police found six knives in a car after five men were arrested over a street attack in Newsome.

On Monday, February 11, a young man was stabbed in the stomach on Wood Street in Huddersfield town centre.

Anyone who witnessed the Fartown incident, saw anyone in the vicinity acting suspiciously matching the above description or has any information is asked to contact Kirklees CID via 101 quoting crime reference 13190131367 or information can be passed to Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.