Police arrest 12-year-old after girl, 11, stabbed before school in Blackley, Manchester

A 12-year-old has been arrested after an 11-year-old girl was stabbed in a shocking incident before school in Manchester.

Police attended Chapel Lane in Blackley after receiving reports of a stabbing at around 8.30am on Monday 28 March.

They found an 11-year-old girl with a small laceration to the top of her shoulder. She was taken to hospital as a precaution and has since been discharged.

A 12-year-old girl has been arrested on suspicion of assault.

Enquiries into the incident are ongoing.

Greater Manchester has been rocked by a spate of high-profile knife crime incidents this year, with a number of young people tragically losing their lives in fatal stabbings.

Anyone with information about the incident in Blackley is asked to contact Greater Manchester Police (GMP) on 101 quoting log number 669 of the date 28 March 2022.