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Police Review Viral Halloween Brawl in Manchester’s Piccadilly Gardens

The widely shared clip features a YouTuber with dozens of onlookers recording the violence in the city centre square.

Overview

  • Greater Manchester Police say they are aware of the circulating footage and are reviewing it as part of an ongoing inquiry.
  • The video, believed to be from Halloween night, shows multiple people kicking and punching during a chaotic confrontation.
  • One participant is seen shirtless with blood streaming from a facial wound, and another person strikes them with a crutch as crowds film on phones.
  • A YouTuber known as Cozzy says he was filming to help before a drink was thrown at him and he was attacked, later acknowledging he threw a punch while claiming he was concussed.
  • Two people wearing bunny ears are shown leaving the area and being followed by a larger group, with no arrests or charges reported in current coverage.