A mum waits for her youngest son to finish school. For now, she’s at peace. She knows he’s somewhere safe. But that calm will disappear at 3.30pm.
Once they’ve walked back to their estate together, she won’t let him out alone. She can’t risk him being hurt. It’s a sense of dread felt by many in Harpurhey.
Following a spike in serious assaults, anti-social behaviour and even a death – the mum-of-six says she would rather “be at war” than live there any longer. READ MORE: 'The harrowing secret that made me sit on the railings of a motorway bridge' READ MORE: The town where a £300 cost of living payment just won't be enough “It’s like Beirut,” she told the Manchester Evening News. “It’s just all trouble.
I’d rather be at war than live here. We know a lot of people around here, but I don’t trust a single one. Not a single one.” The 46-year-old grew up in the north Manchester suburb and has lived there for many years.
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