Overview

• Manchester Crown Court convicted the four defendants of attempted murder and handed down prison terms of 35, 26, 21 and 20 years with extended licences
• Investigators reviewed hundreds of hours of CCTV to trace the suspects from a preparation point to the October 2024 attack on Hampden Crescent in Gorton
• The released footage captures Kavon Haselden-Hoyle, Zak Morris, Xarvae Forrester and Kellen Mongeme dressed in black and wearing balaclavas as they set off on bikes
• Victim Michael Senghore sustained catastrophic injuries including a leg amputation and loss of right hand function and continues to receive medical and psychological care
• Judge Hilary Manley described the assault as “brutal, pitiless and extremely violent” and highlighted the defendants’ detailed planning and preparation