A shopper has described the terrifying moment a man was stabbed at a local Asda in a bust up that got 'out of hand' in which the 'n-word' was shouted. Police were called to the supermarket on Milne Street in Chadderton at around 6pm on Friday evening (February 24) following reports of a stabbing.
Police say that the injuries sustained are not thought to be life threatening and an investigation has been launched. No arrests have been made so far.
On Friday evening, photos and videos on social media showed that a large number of police at the Asda. According to one eye witness, residents were seen running away from the store at one point following the incident which is said to have started with two men 'arguing among themselves' and turned into a machete attack.
Another witness, who said they saw the moment the machete was brandished told the MEN that n-word was used by one of the parties involved against the other.
The witness who was inside the store when the bust up began said: “One of them was saying 'come outside ‘I’m going to show you what I can do’ He was jumping around and he kept going in and out of Asda.
“The security guard came and tried to split them up but basically it was getting out of hand. He went to him, I’ll sort you out when we’re outside.
"I could just hear him screaming at the top of his voice. By the time they’d both gone outside, because the security had taken them outside everyone else just started screaming.
“My husband was in his car and I was on the phone to him telling him that there’s a fight. When my husband came outside he heard the white male calling the black male “n*****”.
"He came running back and he took a machete out and he slashed the other man. He just walked away and then they were there still saying things to each other.”
“It was very terrifying first time witnessed it living in Oldham for over 40 years. I'm always shopping at Asda sometimes alone and at times with my young children."
The eyewitness, who was shopping at Asda, said the incident occurred just before 6pm on Friday (February 24) and police swarmed the area minutes later.
They told the M.E.N. that when officers arrived the store was taped off and customers were asked to stop shopping and return home.
Her husband, who was outside in the car park said: “Security guards dragged them out. They started arguing about four of them all together.
"One of them was shouting the n-word and I think that’s why he was getting more wound up, then after he pulled a machete from his bottoms.
“He took a swing and he slashed the other lad, he swung and he got one of them and they all ran into the shop.
“He came back out and the lad and his friend came and they were screaming the n-word, then he ran back at them and they all ran inside. They looked like young men, not teenagers, maybe in their 20s. They weren’t wearing masks.
“They were both already with their mates and they both drove off, the police came five minutes later. They weren’t letting anybody in and as people were walking out they were telling people were to step because there was blood there."
A spokesperson for GMP said: "Greater Manchester Police were called to Milne Street in Chadderton at around 6pm last night (Friday 24 February 2023) to reports of a stabbing. Injuries sustained are believed not to be life-threatening.
"Enquiries are ongoing with no arrests made at this time.
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