Four teenage boys arrested after man, 20, found stabbed to death

They have been arrested on suspicion of murder

The four teenagers remain in custody for questioning GMP has said (PA Wire)

Four teenage boys have been arrested on suspicion of murder after a 20-year-old man was stabbed to death in a town near Manchester.

At 9.30pm on Friday, Greater Manchester Police were called by the ambulance service responding to a report of a stabbing on Cheetham Hill Road, Dukinfield, in Tameside.

Emergency services attended and a man, believed to be 20, was sadly pronounced dead at the scene.

His family have been informed of the incident

Four teenage boys, two aged 16 and two aged 17, have been arrested on suspicion of murder. They remain in police custody for questioning.

Detective superintendent Ian Crewe of GMP's Major Incident Team has appealed to the public for more information.

“Our thoughts are with the victim's loved ones - specialist officers are liaising with them and caring for them,” he said.

He added: “We have four suspects in custody but our investigation is very much ongoing and I would appeal to anyone with information or dash cam footage from the main or surrounding roads at around 9.30pm last night to contact us.

“We have deployed extra officers to the area to support the investigation team and the community and I want members of the public to know that they can approach and talk to them.

“The force is working with partner agencies to fight, prevent and reduce knife crime so I'll also use this opportunity to encourage anyone who knows or suspects someone is carrying a weapon to report it before it's too late.”

Just last week 17-year-old Alan Szelugowski was found stabbed to death in Salford after Greater Manchester Police received a report of an “unresponsive male” in Clowes Park at around 7.30am on Sunday, 30 January.

Days before this incident, 16-year-old Kennie Carter died after being stabbed in Stretford on 22 January.

Assistant Chief Constable Tony Creely said he wanted to “put it on record” that knife crime will not be tolerated by the force and it is a top priority.