A teen followed a young mum before stabbing her in front of her five-year-old son in a brutal attack.
Hasan Arif, who started behaving erratically in the days leading up to the horror assault, has since been diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia. In August 2020, the woman was walking hand-in-hand with her little boy in Withington when she spotted Arif walking behind her, Manchester Evening News reports.
The then 24-year-old crossed the road and issued a warning to the offender, however he continued to approach her, Minshull Street Crown Court heard. Realising that he was now right behind her, she turned round and saw his 'emotionless face, at which point he suddenly stabbed her with a large knife.
