Overview
- GMP said officers found a man in his 20s with stab injuries on Tarn Drive, Bury, at 11:55pm on December 31; he died at the scene and a man and a woman in their 20s were arrested on suspicion of murder.
- Forensic searches and tactical units continue on Tarn Drive, with a local council leader describing the Bury killing as an isolated incident and GMP urging witnesses to contact 101 or Crimestoppers.
- In Lewisham, the Met opened a murder investigation after a 23-year-old was fatally stabbed on Grove Street around 12:35pm on December 31, with no arrests and increased patrols in the area.
- Early on January 1 in Middleton, two men and a woman were hospitalized with serious injuries after an assault, and a man in his 30s was arrested on suspicion of grievous bodily harm.
- Separately in Lambeth on December 30, a 31-year-old and a 19-year-old were stabbed and hospitalized with injuries not believed to be life-threatening, with no arrests as enquiries continue.