Woman dead and girl, 17, fighting for life after triple stabbing
A 43-year-old woman is dead and a 17-year-old girl is fighting for her life after a stabbing.
The triple stabbing happened on Barnard Road, in the Gorton area of Manchester, at 11.20pm last night.
Another victim, a 64-year-old man, is also in hospital with life-threatening injuries.
All three were found with serious stab wounds at the property and the 43-year-old woman died at the scene.
Meanwhile a 22-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of murder and has been taken into custody.
A scene remains in place this morning and it is believed the suspect was known to the victims and is being treated as an isolated incident.
Detective Superintendent Toby Facey said: ‘We understand that the local community and further afield across Greater Manchester will be rightly shocked and concerned after waking up and hearing this tragic news this morning.
‘Our thoughts remain with those affected and their loved ones at this difficult time. We are doing all we can to support them.
‘Within minutes of the call being made, our officers were at the scene and an arrest had been made.
‘An investigation has been launched and we are in the very early stages of our enquiries. We have had detectives on the ground who have been working throughout the night trying to get to the bottom of what has happened and why.
‘Local officers will remain in the area making enquiries, as well as an increased number of highly visible patrols. If you have any concerns, please speak to them.
‘We are appealing for any information; we would like to speak to anyone who had witnessed this incident to please come forward.
‘We are also interested in speaking to anyone who was in the surrounding area near to Barnard Road at around 11pm and have any dashcam footage, this might be a help for us in piecing together what happened.’
Anyone with information is urged to contact police on 101 or contact Crimestoppers anonymously.
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