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Man dies in street after suspected stabbing

The victim was found with a serious injury by Greater Manchester Police in Atherton.

Luke O'Reilly
Saturday 18 November 2023 12:22 GMT
The man was found by officers on Samuel Street in Atherton (PA)
The man was found by officers on Samuel Street in Atherton (PA) (PA Archive)

A 49-year-old man has died in a suspected stabbing after being found with a ā€œserious injuryā€ in Greater Manchester.

The man was found by officers in Samuel Street in Atherton at about 6.08pm on Friday and died a short time later, Greater Manchester Police said.

Officers have appealed for any relevant information or footage, including from CCTV, mobile phones, doorbell or dashcams.

Detective Chief Inspector Neil Higginson said: ā€œWe are committed to getting answers for them and establishing what occurred.

ā€œI understand people will be concerned when they hear of news of what has happened, but I would like to reassure you that we have a number of additional resources deployed to identifying the person responsible.

ā€œWe are treating this as a murder investigation and it is believed that the man was stabbed.

ā€œWe are carrying out multiple lines of inquiry and are also appealing to anyone with information about this incident to make a report to police.

Witnesses can call 101, quoting 2727 of 17/11/2023.

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