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Man fights for life after street attack
Jul 2 2007 By Tony Deeley, Birmingham Mail
A MAN was fighting for his life today after being repeatedly kicked in a brutal attack in West Bromwich.
Police today issued an urgent appeal for witnesses following the attack, which left the 44-year-old victim in a critical condition in hospital.
The man was found in the street in Ryders Green Road with a serious head injury at 10.15pm on Friday.
A passer-by found him after seeing another man standing over him and kicking him.
A police spokesman said: "The injured man was taken to hospital with a serious head injury. He is in a critical condition."
The man's suspected attacker was a slim, dark skinned white man in his mid 20s and of about 5ft 11in tall with short cropped hair. He was dressed in a short sleeved white T-shirt and dark trousers.
Anyone with information can call police on 0845 113 5000 or call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.
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