The pub was already taped off as Bury town centre began to come to life this morning. Commuters heading for Bury Interchange across the road looked to see what was happening as they headed for trams and buses.
Early shoppers and workers stopped to see what had happened. Cardboard, paper towels and disposable gloves lay on the ground next to large patches of blood.
A number of concerned passers-by asked the police officer on duty - and the M.E.N. - whether it had been ‘another stabbing’, with the community still rocked by recent incidents in Bury. Those who regularly work close to the scene were shocked to see police outside the pub.
