text: Horrific attack leaves man with fractured eye sockets and broken bones in neck - Manchester Evening News
  Horrific attack leaves man with fractured eye sockets and broken bones in neck
  The 25-year-old suffered the injuries after being punched while walking along Liverpool Road in Irlam in the early hours of Saturday morning
  11:09, 11 AUG 2014
  Updated 11:12, 11 AUG 2014
  A man suffered horrific facial injuries when he was knocked out in an unprovoked attack on his way home.
  The 25-year-old suffered fractured eye sockets and broken bones in his neck when he was punched in Irlam at 1am on Saturday.
  He was making his way home along Liverpool Road when he spotted two men in front of him.
  One warned him of a group of men approaching him from behind and when the victim turned to look he saw no-one.
  The one of the duo walked up to him and punched him unconscious, sending him crashing to the ground.
  Now police have appealed to any witnesses to come forward so they can bring the culprit to justice.
  Detective Dave Cupitt said: "This was a completely unprovoked attack that has left a man with very painful injuries.
  "As well as receiving fractured eye sockets, he also suffered fractures to vertebrates in his neck.
  "Unfortunately, we do not have descriptions of the offender or the man he was with. I would therefore appeal to anyone who may have witnessed the assault to come forward and call us."