Article: Mum blasts son's attackers.

A DISGUSTED mother has blasted thugs who partially-blinded her teenage son.

She sent out a heartbreaking message to the gang who launched an unprovoked attack on her 19-year-old son, who was walking along Harvey Lane in Golborne when four men assaulted him.

The woman, who does not want to be named, says her son is a hard-working, law-abiding young man who now faces an uncertain future regarding his sight.

She said: "To the people who did this: you're nothing but scumbags and you don't realise the damage that you've caused.

"My son is unable to return to work and has had to pay out for prescriptions that he can ill-afford.

"He ...

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