Police have introduced stop and search powers in Fallowfield following recent 'knife crime related incidents', including the fatal stabbing of a student in the early hours of Wednesday morning (October 26).
The Section 60 powers, around the Fallowfield area, are to be introduced by police from 7pm on Thursday, and will remain in place for 24 hours, giving officers the power to stop and search people in the area.
Shockwaves were sent through the local community after 19-year-old Manchester Metropolitan student Luke O'Connor died after he was stabbed on Wilmslow Road in the early hours of Wednesday, with a murder investigation now underway.
