One witness saw the chased male being hit with a machete and the witness thought his ear had been chopped off."Īgain, a GPS tracking device was discovered attached to a Volkswagen Scirocco found on the Salford street where the victim was wounded on March 21. "Residents and visitors to addresses there reported hearing voices, and to seeing at least two males in balaclavas wielding machetes chasing another male on foot. He had serious deep wounds to his head, neck and face. The prognosis was that his life was in jeopardy.
The report reads: "The victim's jugular vein had been severed during the assault and he was rushed to hospital by ambulance. The next month, a man suspected to be the A-Team member who had the drink thrown over him nearly died, when his throat was slashed in a ferocious machete attack. He was visited by Britton's brother in hospital and when later arrested, claimed to be a victim and provided no explanation for why he had been shot.Ī taped off scene in Brattice Drive off Agecroft Road in Salford, where a man suffered horrific injuries to his neck and body after being slashed multiple times with a machete (Image: Manchester Evening News) Bloodbath in the street He was later found to have a gunshot injury to his right arm, causing significant flesh injury and fracture to bone." It reads: "He presented with a DIY drilling accident, which was initially believed by hospital staff. He denied having possession of a gun that night and said he was about to visit a friend when they came under fire."ĭuring the early hours of the same day, Khan turned up at Manchester Royal Infirmary with an injury he claimed was accidental. He provided no explanation as to why he had been shot. "He was released from hospital and conveyed to Salford where he was interviewed and provided a prepared statement claiming to be nothing but a victim. An associate of Stephen Britton was arrested at hospital on suspicion of firearms offences, and later on suspicion of conspiracy to murder. There was suspicion of a gun fight between rival factions. "A resident spoke of a male in a grey top holding a handgun.