2 men charged with assault & one with possession of a bladed weapon after brutal attack on cabbie

Connor McPartland, 20, of Hollins Road, Oldham, has been charged with section 18 assault and possession of bladed article.

Martin Treacy, 18, of Gawsworth Close, Oldham, has been charged with section 18 assault.

Both men have been remanded in custody to appear at Manchester and Salford Magistrates' Court on Monday 1 November.

Shortly before 5am on Saturday 30 October, officers were called to a report of an assault along Queensway in Rochdale.

Officers arrived and enquiries established that a taxi driver - a man in his 30s - had been assaulted.

The victim was taken to hospital with serious injuries. He remains in a critical condition.