Three women have been arrested after a 49-year-old was found this morning, unconscious and seriously injured in the garden of a property on Rose Bank Road in Manchester.
She was taken immediately to hospital where she remains in a critical condition.
Three women (two aged 43 and one aged 44) have since been arrested in connection with this incident on suspicion of assault and remain in police custody for questioning.
A scene remains in place from Rosebank Road to the junction of Elstree Avenue whilst officers carry out their enquiries.
Detective Inspector Natalie McDonald said: “This is a sickening attack on a woman who was beaten unconscious and then simply left in a garden in urgent need of medical attention.
“The investigation is in its early stages but it is moving at pace and I can assure the local community that we are determined to hold the person – or persons – responsible to account.
“We are working hard to piece together the full circumstances and are appealing to anyone who was in the area of Rose Bank Road at around 9:30am this morning and who may have seen something suspicious (either this morning or last night) to report it to police.
“We are keeping an open mind and are not ruling out whether the victim was assaulted elsewhere and then moved to this location.
“I understand the concern this incident will cause local residents and we will therefore have extra patrol plans over the next few days to provide a visible police presence. If you have any concerns, I would urge you to speak to one of our officers who will be on hand to help and offer any reassurances.
