Two men brutally stabbed to death in Manchester street as police issue major update

Two men person died aft being stabbed successful Moss Side, Manchester with Greater Manchester Police confirming that a antheral successful his 20s has been arrested successful transportation with the incident

A antheral has been arrested connected suspicion of murder after 2 men were stabbed to decease successful the aboriginal hours of the morning, with the knifing sending "shockwaves" done the community.

Emergency services were called to Great Southern Street, Moss Side astatine 5am connected Sunday to reports of a treble stabbing. Two men, whose ages person not yet been revealed, were recovered injured and some were pronounced dead at the scene.

Greater Manchester Police confirmed a antheral successful his 20s has been arrested connected suspicion of murder. "He remains successful custody for questioning and we are not looking for anyone other successful transportation with the incident," a spokesperson for the unit said. "We are treating this arsenic an isolated incidental with nary menace to the wider public."

A ample police cordon is successful spot successful Great Southern Street, with forensic officers spotted moving wrong the cordon. Police person been manning the cordon, portion immoderate equipped effect officers were besides successful attendance, Manchester Evening News reported.

Chief Superintendent Dave Meeney, of Greater Manchester Police, held a property league connected Sunday afternoon. He said: "This greeting 2 lives person been mislaid successful our community, and our thoughts spell to their families who person mislaid a loved 1 today.

"We person launched a execution investigation, and detectives from our Major Incident Team proceed to enactment diligently conducting CCTV trawls and speaking to witnesses to find retired what has happened to the victims. We swiftly made an apprehension this greeting and we are not looking for anyone other successful narration to this.

"We are treating it arsenic an isolated incidental with nary wider menace to the public." He added: "We recognize the shockwaves that this devastating quality volition person caused successful the section assemblage and further afield crossed Greater Manchester.

"We person placed a fig of section neighbourhood officers successful the country to behaviour disposable patrols to reassure the community. If you person immoderate concerns, delight talk to them, they are determination to lend a listening ear.

"I’d similar to convey the section assemblage who person each truly pulled unneurotic and cooperated with our enquiries. We besides recognize that our cordon whitethorn forestall radical from going astir their regular lives, officers are moving hard to guarantee that the assemblage tin instrumentality to normality arsenic swiftly arsenic possible.

"If you person immoderate accusation that whitethorn beryllium capable to assistance retired enquiries, delight get successful interaction with our officers. Please don’t presume that we cognize already, immoderate tiny portion of accusation whitethorn beryllium captious for our Major Incident Team detectives to find retired what happened present this morning."

Anyone with accusation is asked to declaration Greater Manchester Police connected 101 quoting 553 of 17/11/24. Alternatively interaction Crimestoppers connected 0800 555 111.