'Screaming' and blood splattered in the street as neighbours wake up to yet another stabbing
11.03.2023 - 20:07
/ manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Neighbours heard 'screaming' and woke up to blood-splattered vehicles after another stabbing on the streets of Greater Manchester. A boy and a girl, both aged 15, were taken to hospital following the incident in Walkden, Salford, late last night (March 10).
Both suffered injuries consistent with knife wounds, Greater Manchester Police say. Officers arrested a 15-year-old boy on suspicion of wounding in connection with the incident, on Whittle Street.
Two neighbours on the street told the Manchester Evening News blood had splattered on their vehicles - a van and a car which were parked outside - while drops of blood could still be seen on the pavement this afternoon (Saturday). One of the residents, who asked to remain anonymous, said: "I was in the bathroom and all I heard was the banging on someone's car.
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"It was ours. There was a bit of blood on it as well."
Several residents along Whittle Street told the M.E.N. they heard a commotion outside, but were not exactly sure what had happened.
Another, Gary Carney, said: "I came out and I could hear this shouting of 'no... no... argh'. I heard something banging against a window. I came out but I couldn't see anything, I just heard a lot of mayhem.
"As I was walking back to the door I heard a police siren and thought 'oh right, there's something going on'. I just thought it was maybe drunkenness, but this morning we found out about it, we saw it on the M.E.N."
Another neighbour, Karl Hibbert, described seeing someone who appeared to be intoxicated 'running after a car to kick it'. "We heard around 12am, it sound like a car being hit," he said.
"We got up and there was a lad