Manchester stabbing: Urgent plea issued after brutal city centre attack leaves man in hospital
A man in his 20s was rushed to hospital after being stabbed in a brutal attack in Manchester city centre on Monday night (August 12).
The victim, whose injuries were not described as life-threatening, was found with serious injuries after being knifed near the busy Piccadilly Gardens Metrolink stop at around 8.15pm.
A huge emergency response descended on the area, with Portland Street taped off and scores of police cars arriving at the scene on blue lights. READ MORE CCTV footage shows police 'kicking and punching' boy, 16, after tackling him off e-bike Greater Manchester Police initially said the victim was a boy but did not disclose his age.
The force later clarified he was a man, aged in his 20s, in an updated statement. A suspect, a male aged in his 20s, was arrested a short time later on suspicion of section 18 assault and was taken into custody.
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