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Man charged with murder after suspected stabbing on New Year’s Eve

A 24-year-old died after he was was found with injuries ‘consistent with a stabbing’ in Bury

Officers were called to a disturbance on Tarn Drive in Bury just before midnight
Officers were called to a disturbance on Tarn Drive in Bury just before midnight (Getty Images)

A man has been charged with murder after a suspected stabbing on New Year's Eve.

Officers were called to a disturbance on Tarn Drive, Bury just before midnight on Wednesday where a 24-year-old man died after he was found with injuries "consistent with a stabbing", according to Greater Manchester Police.

Anthony Junior Murray, 25, has been charged with murder and possession of a bladed article, a police spokesman said.

Murray, of Tarn Drive, was due to appear at Manchester Magistrates' Court on Friday.

Police said a woman in her 20s who was also arrested has been bailed pending further inquiries and the investigation is ongoing.

In a separate incident in London, a murder investigation is underway after a 23-year-old man was fatally stabbed on New Year’s Eve in London.

Officers were called to Grove Street in Lewisham, in south-east London at around 12.35pm.

A man suffered a stab wound to the chest and was pronounced dead at the scene, the Metropolitan Police said.

No arrests have been made and a crime scene remains in place. The London Air Ambulance and London Ambulance Service also responded.

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