Police dramatically swooped on Piccadilly Gardens in Manchester on Monday evening as city-goers were urgently rushed away from the area.
What onlookers described as scenes of chaos and horror were soon revealed to be the fast reaction to a senseless stabbing. What is usually a bustling city centre hub of an afternoon had suddenly become a crime scene with police guarding every corner.
Officers were called to the gardens, in the centre of Manchester, following reports of a stabbing after a 'group dispute'. What they found was a young man, in his 20s, with two stab wounds, including to his lower back, following a brutal attack amid commuters and shoppers.
