Taxi driver stabbed in Manchester

    Police are appealing for witnesses after a taxi driver was stabbed in Moss Side.

    Shortly before 8.10pm on Saturday, 11 November, police were called to reports that a taxi driver had been stabbed on Ruskin Avenue.

    Enquiries have established that the driver had picked up a man on Dickenson Road, Longsight before driving to Ruskin Avenue.

    After the car stopped, the customer began arguing over the cost of the fare before repeatedly stabbing the driver and fleeing the scene.

    Emergency services attended and the 42-year-old victim was taken to hospital with serious injuries. He remains there for treatment however his injuries are not believed to be life threatening.

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