Man aged 63 stabbed in penis in 'sickening' attack outside controversial Pound Pub
Locals shocked by "sickening" incident outside bar, one described the incident as "every man's worst nightmare"
Horror: Pound Pub, scene of knife attack in Atherton, Gtr Manchester (
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A thug stabbed a man in the groin in a "sickening" pub attack.
The victim, aged 63, is understood to have been drinking when he got into a row with the knifeman.
Their argument spilled outside and the attacker stabbed the victim in the "groin area", injuring his penis and testicles.
The victim, who was wounded outside the Pound Pub, in Atherton, Greater Manchester, at 9.20pm last night was taken to Royal Bolton Hospital.
His injuries are not thought to have been life threatening, the Leigh Journal reports.
One local, Joe Ross, 37, said: "A lot of people have been talking about what happened but it has been turning into Chinese whispers.
"The man's injuries are a man's worst nightmare. A man inflicting an injury like that on another man is just sickening, it's wrong.
"I can't think about it without feeling ill myself."
The Pound Pub opened in May amid concern from other licensees in the town fearing an increase in alcohol-fuelled trouble.
Another, June Smith, 67, from Atherton, said: "I am surprised somebody was stabbed – it is just awful.
"I hope police find the man who did it. Everyone in Atherton knows each other so he will be caught quickly if he lives locally.
"People who do things like that are not welcome here."
A North West Ambulance Service spokesman said the victim suffered "minimal lacerations and was wounded in a central location.
"The hospital was informed prior to his arrival but staff were not on standby. The man suffered minimal bleeding."
Police are investigating the incident.
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