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.
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Roads covered by the order include Alma Road/Highfield Road, Nelstrop Road North, Errwood Road and Crossley Road/Cringle Road. Police patrols have also been stepped up.
Last night, police said a 20-year-old man had been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder. A woman, also 20, was arrested on suspicion of assisting an offender.
A spokesperson for Greater Manchester Police said this morning that both remained in police custody. After the incident, eyewitnesses told the M.E.N of the 'hectic' scenes with paramedics and police flooding the road as desperate locals tried to help.
One man, who came to the victim's aid, said: "It was a nasty thing to see. I'm a trained first-aider so I rushed over and helped give him CPR. But he seemed in a bad way - his heart literally stopped as I was there."
Anyone with information is asked to call police on 0161 856 1995 or 101 quoting log 3385 of January 22 or Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.
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