Overview
- Officers were called to reports of a stabbing on Carrigart in Prestwich and responded in the early afternoon on Wednesday, establishing a cordon and carrying out on-scene inquiries.
- A man in his 30s suffered a stab wound to the leg, was treated by North West Ambulance Service and taken to hospital with serious but non-life-threatening injuries.
- A man and a woman, both in their 30s, were arrested on suspicion of affray after the incident and have since been de-arrested and released from custody pending further investigation.
- Local residents described visible blood at the scene and strong shock in the normally quiet cul-de-sac, with forensics and detectives working into the evening.
- Greater Manchester Police continue to investigate and have not confirmed a motive or formal charges yet; affray is a public-order offence that involves violence or the threat of violence that could alarm others and investigators say further updates will follow.