Mum stabbed multiple times after turning to face stranger in the street

manchestereveningnews.co.uk:

It was lunchtime on a warm summer’s day when a young mum walked hand-in-hand with her little boy towards Princess Road in Withington, blissfully unaware of the horrors that were following her.

Turning the corner onto Rudheath Avenue, she noticed a young man with a vacant look walking behind her. Thinking nothing of it she carried on, but a feeling crept up inside her as the teenager got closer.

Feeling more and more uncomfortable, she said loudly: “This motherf***** taking the p***”, in the hope of catching him out. Undeterred, he got closer. Join our WhatsApp Top Stories and Breaking News group by clicking this link Bravely turning to face him, she looked into the eyes of the emotionless man, before he withdrew a large knife and stabbed her multiple times.

Her screams could be heard down the road, as her five-year-old son watched on. As Hasan Arif had his day in court, the woman, who the Manchester Evening News has chosen not to name, finally got her chance to tell her truth. “Since the incident I have felt so much guilt in relation to my son.