The man who cut off his hand with a machete outside a club ``thought he was joking''.
Tuesday (August 9), two men wearing balaclavas attacked a man in a smoking shelter outside the Dayton Working Men's Club in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, around 5:30 pm. .
When the witnesses heard a 'squeak' and saw his hands on the ground, they rushed to his aid.
The man was taken to hospital with a "severe injury to his arm," and doctors later tried to reattach his hand, reports Yorkshire Live.
Today (11 August), West Yorkshire Police announced that a 17-year-old man had been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder in connection with the attack.
Deighton WMC's Billy Comer then spoke of the horrifying incident, which the victim called a "prank." I explained that I thought
Months after another serious knife attack on the other side of the club.
Billy said: ``I don't know where to go from here.
"The victim was sitting in a smoking shelter and thought it was a joke or a prank when they showed up. He thought it was his companions joking."
"Consider putting up a security gate at the back of the club so people can't get in like it was on Tuesday night.
"I know the people involved put their hands back and I hope he's okay. When the last one ran in here in February, , it was the same two girls who helped him.Clearly they are traumatized by this event.”
Det Insp Dennise Bell, Kirklees CID said:
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“We are confident the attack was targeted and continue to conduct a number of active investigations today. I would like to appeal again to the people, please refer to Police Record 1327 of August 9 and contact Kirklees CID at 101 or online at www.westyorkshire.police.uk/101livechat."
