Police in Bury have launched a new targeted operation aimed at reducing violence in the borough following the fatal stabbing of a teenager earlier this month.
Officers were called to Market Street in Bury town centre on March 11 following reports of a stabbing. An 18-year-old man was rushed to hospital in a serious condition and it was later confirmed that he had died.
Abdikarim Abdalla Ahmed was later formally identified as the victim of the tragic incident. Known as Abdi to friends and family, his heartbroken mother described him as 'a loving, caring person who helped and looked after his family from a young age'.
