Man stabbed in head and beaten with pool cue in vicious ambush - Liverpool Echo

A man was left with serious injuries after he was stabbed and beaten with a pool cue by a group of men in a drive by ambush.

The victim and a friend were walking on Merton Bank Road, St Helens, when a car pulled up and three men got out and carried out the attack.

The ambush occurred just before 4.20am on Saturday morning and the man was stabbed by one male while another man beat him with a pool cue.

"It is believed that the victim and a friend were walking along Merton Bank Road just before 4.20am when a red car pulled up alongside them and three men got out and assaulted him.