Greater Manchester police are hunting a man who fled the scene of the assault

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A woman is in a critical condition in hospital after being attacked in an apparent hate crime, police have said.



The victim and her son were assaulted around 2pm on Sunday on Deepdale Road in Bolton, Greater Manchester. Officers attended and established that a woman and her son had been assaulted by a man before he fled the scene.

The woman was taken to hospital for treatment before her condition deteriorated. She is now in a critical condition.

Greater Manchester police (GMP) said the incident is being treated as a hate crime. However, police have withheld the ethnicity of both victims and suspect. Police have also not given ages for the two victims.

In a statement Supt Steve Howard of GMP said: “I understand that there will be concern from members of the public when they hear about this incident; however, I want to assure them that we currently have officers searching for the person responsible.

“Based on the information we have at this stage, we are treating this incident as a hate crime.

“If anybody witnessed what happened or has any information that they believe can assist us then please contact police immediately.”

Anybody with information should contact police on 0161 856 5757, quoting incident numbers 1266 and 1722 of 03/06/18, or the independent charity Crimestoppers, anonymously, on 0800 555 111.