Machete attacker leaves man with serious injuries
The victim was left with serious wounds
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A man suffered serious injuries when he was attacked with a machete after violence involving a group erupted on a residential street.
The victim, 27, was injured after a dispute broke out in Bushberry Avenue, Coventry on Wednesday, West Midlands Police said.
He sustained knife wounds to his arms and hands, after being attacked at about 21:00 GMT, the force said.
The force said a number of assailants fled the scene before officers arrived and have appealed for witnesses to come forward.
"We were called to a disorder involving a group of people in which a 27-year-old man was hit with a machete," they said in a statement.
"Officers are continuing their inquiries and we're stepping up patrols in [nearby] Canley and Tile Hill in response to what we believe is an isolated incident."
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