Overview

• Police responded to reports of a stabbing at the junction of Market Street and Church Street in Farnworth at 12:49pm on July 1.
• North West Ambulance Service crews and an air ambulance treated the male victim and took him to hospital with potentially life-threatening injuries.
• Officers have maintained a cordon on Church Street for ongoing forensic examinations and witness interviews.
• Detectives have made no arrests and are urging anyone with information to contact Greater Manchester Police.
• The air ambulance landing on St Gregory’s RC School playing fields forced the cancellation of a planned sports day.