Thug randomly stabs stranger in horror attack outside takeaway

A disabled woman was assaulted and left with a bruised face in a violent attack outside a McDonald's restaurant last Wednesday (June 14).

Detectives are investigating an assault in Swinton in which a young man was taken to hospital - as neighbours reacted with horror.

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Gary Dawson was just 19 when he suffered the road accident that would change his life forever. Enduring injuries that left him 'screaming with his eyes', the fallout from the crash would see him sink into addiction, isolation and depression. A routine visit to his GP would completely turn things around for him. Twenty years on from the accident, he has a job, plays sport, has travelled the world - and is able to drive - despite being paralysed from the chest down. Here, Gary gives hope to people struggling with the emotional toll of life changing injury by telling the story of his 20 year recovery journey.

A terrified Uber driver was left stranded for two hours after his car was struck by a knifeman while police failed to turn up. Arbab Shahzad was returning to Manchester Airport after dropping passengers off in the city centre when he accepted another job along the way.

A university student had his ear 'bitten off' as he tried to save his younger brother who was being attacked by a thug outside a concert.

A mum who was stabbed multiple times by a stranger has described the "devastating" effect it has had on her, knowing her young son witnessed the horrific attack.

It was lunchtime on a warm summer’s day when a young mum walked hand-in-hand with her little boy towards Princess Road in Withington, blissfully unaware of the horrors that were following her.

A pregnant mum who lost everything in a horror house fire has warned people to be vigilant when using candles after discovering a single tealight caused a devastating blaze in her home.

Two men were left injured after a fight broke out on a busy street in Manchester city centre.

A mum who felt like she was in a 'horror film' after being stalked by her ex-boyfriend has issued a warning.

Police raided a Counterfeit Street shop 'masquerading' as a fast-food takeaway.

A grandmother was stabbed to death in an act of 'self-defence' after storming a house to demand a debt, a coroner has ruled.

A teen followed a young mum before stabbing her in front of her five-year-old son in a brutal attack.

A 'trail of blood' was left outside a Manchester city centre bar after a 'man with a gun' fled a fight which saw someone stabbed in the leg, according to the police. The Lawn Club in Spinningfields has been closed since the incident on Sunday night (June 4) and its licence has now been temporarily suspended.

A man who died in his house after suffering serious head injuries in a shocking attack has been described as being a ‘devoted family man’ who will be ‘dearly missed’. Nadeem Butt, 50, was found dead inside his home on Woodlands Street in Cheetham Hill on August 5, 2020.

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A grandfather-of-five has told how he collapsed with a heart attack and almost died on a shopping aisle in Aldi.

Police have issued a CCTV appeal after an elderly man was attacked by two strangers in a park in Bolton.

An author and writer who has left a series of uplifting and heartwarming notes around Manchester says he is trying to help others who may be feeling lonely or having a hard time.