Two injured in knife clash in Openshaw as police boost patrols
Greater Manchester Police said two people were hospitalized after a knife fight broke out on Herne Street in Openshaw on 8 November, prompting a police investigation and a boost in patrols across the area. The incident followed a string of stabbings earlier in the week. On 1 November an 18-year-old was stabbed on Market Street in Bury and the suspect, also 18, was arrested at the scene.
Later that morning a man was stabbed outside a casino on Lever Street in Manchester city centre, was taken to hospital and a suspect was detained on suspicion of Section 18 assault. A separate knife attack on Mansfield Street in Ashton-under-Lyne left a man with a hand injury, leading armed officers to be deployed, though no arrests were made. On 5 November a man in his thirties suffered serious injuries after being stabbed near Middleton Shopping Centre, with investigations continuing.
