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Manchester Evening News
Manchester Evening News
National
Ramazani Mwamba

Man, 18, rushed to hospital after he's stabbed in fight at Eccles shopping centre

An 18-year-old man was rushed to hospital after being stabbed in a fight that took place at Eccles Shopping Centre.

Police were called to reports of two men fighting on Church Street in Eccles at around 3.20am on Friday morning. Residents had reported of a cordon that was in place on Church Street during the early hours of the morning.

The teenager was treated in hospital for a stab wound that is not life-threatening and he has since been discharged. No arrests have been made and enquiries are ongoing, GMP say.

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A spokesperson for GMP said: "We were called at about 3:20am today (22 April) to reports of two males fighting on Church Street, Eccles. An 18-year-old male was treated in hospital for a stab wound that is not life-threatening and he has now been discharged. No arrests have been made and enquiries are ongoing."

A spokesperson for North West Ambulance Service said: "We received a call at 03.15am to Church Street in Eccles and dispatched an ambulance and rapid response vehicle to the scene. The ambulance crew then conveyed a patient to hospital."

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