Man ran down road 'covered in blood and screaming for help'
He was rushed to hospital where he remains in a stable condition. Following inquiries, a 41-year-old man of no fixed abode and a 54-year-old woman from Ainsdale have both been arrested on suspicion of section 18 wounding with intent.
The man was also arrested for criminal damage. They both remain in custody.
When the ECHO arrived at the scene on Tuesday afternoon, three houses remained cordoned off, one on Pinfold Lane where the incident is believed to have taken place close to Sandbrook Way, one on Bowness Avenue and another on Windermere Crescent. Blood remained on the property on Bowness Avenue.
One neighbour, who was awake at the time of the incident and lives on Bowness Avenue, told the ECHO: "I was awake and it was dead quiet then I just heard a load of noise coming from the end of the road.
"I looked out the window and saw a man topless and covered in blood screaming for help. He saw the window was open and knocked on the door before going next door and going to the house across the road."
She said the incident took place around 1.30am before emergency services descended on the quiet estate.
Another neighbour said: "He woke us up and then next thing we knew police were on the street. They have been here all day and had the dogs out earlier."
One other man said: "At around 2am we saw there was a lot of police activity. The police just descended on the road and there was an ambulance at the scene too.
"The police are still here now. There was blood on a property on Pinfold Lane."
If you have any information about this incident, you can call 101 or DM @MerPolCC on social media, quoting reference number 25000664273.
Alternatively, contact the independent charity Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.
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