Armed police called to housing estate after man stabbed in fight

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Don't miss a thing by getting the latest from the Manchester Evening News sent direct to your inbox Armed police descended on a housing estate after a man was stabbed during a fight on Bank Holiday Monday.

Cops rushed to Thorburn Drive in Whitworth near Rochdale at 4.25pm after initial reports a man was armed with a gun. But police then received a further report of a fight between two men, LancsLive reports.

One man was stabbed in the incident. His wounds are described as 'minor'. He was also taken to hospital for treatment to a head injury.

Paint had also reportedly been poured on the front of a property during the same incident. Police say a woman in her 20s, from Whitworth, was arrested on suspicion of criminal damage and is in