Teenage boys attacked in Cheetham Hill

Thursday, 13 April 2017 16:00

Police are appealing for information after a group of teenage boys were attacked in an unprovoked armed ambush in Cheetham Hill, Manchester.

At around 5:15pm on Sunday 9 April 2017, the group was playing football on the basketball courts of Bignor Street Park, when they were approached by a different group of seven to eight who began abusing and intimidating the boys.

The boys walked up Brideoak Street where a number of other men appeared, some in cars and others on motorbikes.

This group, who were armed with knives, cricket bats, and a meat cleaver, then attacked the group of boys.

During the incident, one of the boys sustained a deep cut to his hand which required surgery, an adult relative of one of the boys was stabbed in his lower back and another boy who was riding away on a bike was attacked with a bat before having his bike stolen.

The offenders are all described as Asian males of differing ages who spoke a combination of Urdu and English.

A 13-year-old boy was arrested earlier today, Wednesday 12 April 2017, on suspicion of section 18 wounding and remains in police custody for questioning.

Detective Sergeant Gareth Levitt-Jones, of GMP’s City of Manchester team, said: “This was a cowardly and unprovoked attack on a group of teenage boys without any apparent motive. I would like to appeal to anyone who believes that they may have information that can assist us to please come forward and contact police.”

Anybody with information should contact police on 101.

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