Four held after machete attack in Preston
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Lancashire police were called shortly before 11am yesterday (Saturday) to New Hall Lane after reports of an assault.
Officers attended and found a man aged in his 20s had been attacked with what is thought to have been a machete-type weapon.
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Hide AdPolice said he was currently in hospital undergoing treatment for a "life-changing" leg injury.
Four people were arrested a short time later.
They are two men both aged 29 from Manchester and Preston, arrested on suspicion of wounding and affray, and two women aged 27 and 37 and from Preston, arrested on suspicion of assisting an offender.
They remain in custody.
A police spokesman said: "Our enquiries are ongoing but at this time we believe all parties involved were known to each other.
"Anybody with information about the incident is asked to get in touch on 101, quoting log number 417 of June 6th."