'They're just kids, but it's kids getting hurt': Shock as teenage boy becomes Manchester's latest knife crime victim

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Neighbours have told of their shock after a teenage boy was stabbed in north Manchester. The 16-year-old was taken to hospital after being knifed on Grangewood Drive in Harpurhey on Tuesday evening.

He was later discharged and is today thought to be back home. One witness told how he saw the lad being treated by paramedics as he sat on a tree stump.

A black balaclava was also seen on the floor nearby. The witness said it appeared the boy had been stabbed in the chest and arm. Read more: Mum found dead hours after mystery phone call made her leave home - 31 years on, two have been arrested for murder He added: "He was lucky.

My grandson had just called an ambulance for his dad and when the paramedics got here he told them to go see the lad who'd been stabbed instead. "He was sat on the tree stump.