Man fighting for life following 'shocking' knife attack near bail hostel

manchestereveningnews.co.uk:

Forensics experts were today scouring a south Manchester suburb a day after a reports of a robbery which left a man fighting for life following what police have described as a 'shocking' attack close to a bail hostel.

Officers are spending a second day at the scene of an 'altercation' which left a man seriously injured in Chorlton. Greater Manchester Police received reports of a robbery on Nicolas Road shortly before 8pm on Sunday (December 29).

A man, aged 48, was taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries. It is believed he was injured in a suspected stabbing close to a bail hostel on Nicolas Road.

A 46-year-old man had since been arrested on suspicion of assault in connection with the incident. A forensic tent remains in place at the scene this morning (Monday, December 30).