Dad stabbed trying to protect son as violence erupts in early hours on street

A father was stabbed trying to protect his son who was set upon by a gang outside a bar.

The violence erupted outside Hidden Bar, on Silver Street in Bury, in a mass 14-minute brawl that involved a ‘number’ of customers, a council licencing meeting heard.

Evidence presented to a panel of councillors on Thursday included police logs from the stabbing and evidence of other incidents, including that young customers brazenly inhaled nitrous oxide outside the premises in front of door staff, with one man seen entering the premises with a balloon hanging from his mouth.

The bar was the subject of an emergency licence review at the request of Greater Manchester Police following the serious stabbing, which happened at around 3.30am on Saturday, September 10.

The meeting heard that a police log from the night of the attack said: “The victim has been outside Hidden Bar with his son. He has gone inside to get his girlfriend, the son has come back out and a group of around 10 lads have been talking to his girlfriend.

“The group have set upon the son and his dad has gone to defend him and he has been stabbed.”

It is understood that the man’s injuries were not serious but resulted in considerable blood loss.

The logs further stated: “At 3.31am an incident of disorder occurred immediately outside the premises resulting in numerous customers from the Hidden fighting, receiving punches and being knocked to the ground.

“The disorder continued along Broad Street with several flashpoints. As a result one man who was also a perpetrator to the disorder received a puncture would to the upper left thigh resulting in loss of blood and him being taken to hospital.”

In total, police said the disorder in the vicinity of the bar lasted for around 14