{"id":636181,"date":"2026-06-13T06:02:12","date_gmt":"2026-06-13T06:02:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/636181\/"},"modified":"2026-06-13T06:02:12","modified_gmt":"2026-06-13T06:02:12","slug":"fight-breaks-out-in-liverpool-city-centre-as-man-hit-over-head-with-walking-stick","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/636181\/","title":{"rendered":"Fight breaks out in Liverpool city centre as man hit over head with walking stick"},"content":{"rendered":"

A man was seen “covered in blood”\"Great<\/p>\n

Great Charlotte Street in Liverpool city centre (Image: Liverpool ECHO)<\/p>\n

Two men have been arrested after a man threw a glass at another man before being struck on the head with a walking stick. Merseyside Police were called to Great Charlotte Street in Liverpool city centre<\/a> at just after 8.35pm on Friday, June 12, following reports of a fight involving two men.<\/p>\n

The man struck to the head was taken to hospital where he is receiving treatment. His condition is described as stable. Police cordoned off part of Great Charlotte Street<\/a>, near St John’s Shopping Centre and Clayton Square, following the incident.<\/p>\n

Numerous officers, police vehicles and police on horseback were at the scene, while forensic investigators later arrived to examine evidence.<\/p>\n

Forensic officers were seen photographing the area and collecting evidence. Blood-stained tissues were recovered from the ground and placed into evidence bags, while evidence markers were laid within the cordon.<\/p>\n

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Great Charlotte Street in Liverpool city centre(Image: Liverpool ECHO)<\/p>\n

The Gym Group, located within the cordoned area, remained open<\/a>, with officers allowing members access to the entrance.<\/p>\n

Witnesses reported seeing a man “covered in blood” following the fight.<\/p>\n

One shopkeeper told the ECHO<\/a>: “There was a big fight outside. I saw a man go past with blood all over his head.”<\/p>\n

A security guard added: “It was just a fight. I saw a man and two others. One of the men was hit over the head.”<\/p>\n

Another witness said: “There was a load of shouting and then we just saw these men going for each other. One of them was covered in blood after. I don’t know what happened after that.”<\/p>\n

Police said a 30-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of affray, while a 36-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of Section 18 assault.<\/p>\n

Enquiries into the incident are ongoing.<\/p>\n

Anyone with information should contact Merseyside Police social media desk using X or Facebook<\/a> @MerPolCC.<\/p>\n

You can also report information via the force’s website: https:\/\/www.merseyside.police.uk\/ro\/report\/ocr\/af\/how-to-report-a-crime\/<\/a> or by calling 101 quoting incident reference 26000469128.<\/p>\n

Alternatively, contact the independent charity Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111, or via their website here: https:\/\/crimestoppers-uk.org\/give-information\/forms\/give-information-anonymously<\/a> In an emergency always call 999.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A man was seen “covered in blood” Great Charlotte Street in Liverpool city centre (Image: Liverpool ECHO) Two…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":636182,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[924,59,57,58,2347,2512,50,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-636181","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-united-kingdom","tag-crime","tag-gb","tag-great-britain","tag-greatbritain","tag-liverpool-city-centre","tag-merseyside-police","tag-news","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/636181","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=636181"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/636181\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/636182"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=636181"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=636181"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=636181"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}