The victim of a brutal gang assault which has sparked anger in Oldham has spoken out for the first time and urged against vigilante attacks.

The lawyer representing the teenager has shared a message from him saying he is touched by the generosity of Oldhamers but to 'let police do their jobs'.

In an update on the 19-year-old's health, solicitor Monira Khatun Hussain said he was 'clearly traumatised and nervous' as a result of the attack.

There was a medical examination of him today (July 6) which highlighted issues with his eyesight, hearing and mental health.

She said he has been relocated to a secure location to facilitate his recovery and he is being taken care of by a community leader.

In a message to his lawyer today the victim said: "I am comfortable. I feel a lot better now."

Ms Hussain said he is touched by the 'community spirit' of Oldhamers who have supported him since the incident came to light.

She said: "He's extremely grateful for the outpouring of love and support that people have shown him.

“He’s been reassured that this is how this community is, the whole community of Oldham, and that this was an isolated incident."

Addressing the many requests from locals to set up a fundraising page to financially help the victim, Ms Hussain said he doesn't want one.

"He simply wants justice and he doesn't want to put people out of pocket because it's a difficult situation for everybody at the moment in the current climate.

"He understands people are struggling financially and he doesn’t want to put anybody out of their way, but he’s extremely grateful for the love and support."

Ms Hussain added: "The kind of unity in this community - whether you're white, black, Muslim, Christian, it doesn't matter, we are all connected and this incident has shook us because it's just rocked the foundations of what we've built in this community of unity, love, faith, love and affection.

"That's what this community is focussing on - it's not a case of criticising the police but how can we improve? Within the police force, within councillors and within schools."

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The victim also had another message for the Oldham community which Ms Hussain relayed on his behalf.

She said: "He doesn't want any more trouble.

"He's personally requesting that people refrain from taking the law into their own hands because that is just increasing his anxiety and his worries.

"He doesn’t want any innocent people targeted in any way because each family home has children or mums and dads in the property, and his specific request to everybody is to please let the police do their job."

His calls come as a number of homes and businesses have been attacked in an apparent retaliation attack. 

Firefighters in Oldham have since fitted homes with smoke alarms and steel plate letterboxes to protect them from arson attacks.

But the lawyer also urged those involved in the attack to "hand themselves in and tell the truth."

"If you have been involved then the best thing, the right thing, you can do is to cooperate with the police and tell them the truth about what has happened", she said.