Man slashed at own front door by attacker wearing Friday the 13th mask

A man was attacked with a machete as he opened his front door to a man wearing a Jason X mask from the slasher film Friday The 13th.

The victim, aged 40, suffered deep cuts to his head and hand needing hospital treatment after the attack on his doorstep on Thyme Close, Chorlton-cum-Hardy in Manchester.

One of the three attackers wore a Jason X style mask, knocked on his front door and forced their way inside, hitting him with the machete and punching him repeatedly in the face.

The victim and another person inside the house were able to push the offender back out of the door and the gang then fled in a silver-coloured saloon car parked on Merseybank and drove off towards Waincliffe Avenue.

The police were called shortly after the attack, just after 10pm on March 23.

The offenders were described as two white men and one of mixed race, all of slim build, ranging from 5ft 5in to 6ft in height.

Detective Constable Chris Clarke, from Greater Manchester Police, said: “The victim has no idea why he was attacked on his own doorstep in such a violent and savage way, so at this stage we have not established any motive for this heinous attack.

“What we do know is that the victim suffered deep cuts to his head as a result of being assaulted with a machete and in some ways is fortunate his injuries are not more severe given he was attacked with such a dangerous weapon."