Teen fights for life after stab attack
A TEENAGER is fighting for his life after a ‘vicious’ attack which detectives are treating as attempted murder.
Officers were called to Haworth Road, near Sunny Brow Park, shortly before 6.50pm on Monday night to reports of an 18-year-old with multiple stab wounds to his stomach.
It is believed the assault took place around 100 metres away, in the area around Tesco on Hyde Road.
The unidentified male was treated at the scene and taken to hospital, where he remains in a critical but stable condition, a GMP spokesman said.
A crime scene was set up and officers have been working to identify a motive behind the attack.
One witness said a man was stabbed multiple times by a group of around five others on Oakfield Grove, opposite the Tesco car park.
Another said the stabbing may have happened outside a cash machine at Gorton Market, on Garratt Way.
They said the victim then fled towards Oakfield Grove where he collapsed.
Police have not confirmed the exact location of the attack or the number of people believed to be involved.
A local resident, who only gave her name as Susan, said: “It’s somebody’s kid, that. “It’s the last thing you want to hear that, isn’t it? That they’ve been stabbed. “It’s mad it’s happening here.” A GMP spokesman confirmed they are now treating the incident as an attempted murder. Det Insp Dave Sinclair, from GMP’s City of Manchester division, said: “This young man remains in a stable but critical condition and we are doing everything we can to understand who attacked him and why. “Forensic officers have been at the scene while detectives have been recovering CCTV and speaking to witnesses. “We need to find the person responsible for this vicious attack, which has ultimately left a man fighting for his life. “I’d urge anyone who might have seen something, even if it was before or after the incident, to please contact us. “I’d also ask people to check their CCTV and cars for any dashcam footage, which could prove vital in identifying the attacker.” Anyone with any information can call police on 0161 856 1146, quoting crime reference 1969 of July 9, 2018, or Crimestoppers, anonymously, on 0800 555 111.