Man hospitalised after Chadderton stabbing

The Chronicle understands the incident happened on Milne Street in Chadderton at around 5.45pm last night

A man was taken to hospital after reportedly being stabbed 'in a car' in Chadderton.

The Chronicle understands the incident happened on Milne Street at around 5.45pm last night (Monday).

The victim was taken to hospital from the scene with stab wounds.

He was later discharged, police have said.

Officers are now hunting down those responsible and an investigation is underway.

In a statement, a GMP spokesperson said: "At around 5:45pm we received reports of a man with stab wounds on Milne Street, Chadderton.

"He received treatment at the scene before being taken to hospital where he was later discharged.

"Investigations are ongoing to locate those responsible."

Anyone with information should contact police quoting incident 2607 of 11/07/22.

This can be done anonymously through Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111, or as always, information can be passed to us by using GMP's LiveChat service online, or by calling 101.

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