Overview

• Greater Manchester Police have identified the victim as 19-year-old Mohammed Isa Afzal, who was fatally stabbed just before 9 pm on August 1 in the Market Street car park at Powerleague Bury.
• Detective Chief Inspector John Charlton described the incident as a targeted attack with no wider threat to the community.
• Three male suspects, all aged 19, were arrested on suspicion of murder—two in Bury and Bolton on Saturday and a third at Manchester Airport at 4:30 am Sunday.
• Forensic teams have maintained cordons at the Powerleague complex and at a linked scene on Valley Mill Lane near the Roch Valley Greenway, where residents reported hearing screams.
• Powerleague Bury reopened Monday after a weekend closure and police have appealed for anyone with information or footage to call 101 or Crimestoppers quoting the investigation log.