Police have extended stop-and-search powers in Levenshulme as a teenager fights for his life in hospital following a stabbing.
The 19-year-old remains in a critical condition in hospital after being 'stabbed in the neck' outside a shop on Stockport Road on Sunday night (January 22). Following the incident, police were granted a 24 hour section 60 order - running until noon on Tuesday - allowing officers to stop-and-search people in designated areas.
Today, Greater Manchester Police said the order had been extended for a further 12 hours. It will now remain in place until midnight tonight.
