BREAKING: Family of a 'loving and caring young man' who died in horror stabbing pays emotional tribute

Emotional tributes have been paid to a teenager who died after being stabbed to death in a Greater Manchester town centre.

Abdikarim Abdalla Ahmed has been identified as the 18-year-old who died after being stabbed on Friday, March 11, Greater Manchester Police have confirmed today (Sunday).

His heartbroken mother has issued a heartfelt tribute in the wake of the death, pleading with parents 'to speak to their children and know what's going on in their lives, before their child is taken away'.

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At around 3.50pm on Friday, police received a report of a stabbing on Market Street, Bury.

Emergency services attended and a man was taken to hospital but he was sadly pronounced dead a short while later.

He has since been formally identified as 18-year-old Abdikarim Abdalla Ahmed, although his age has previously been shared as 19.

His next-of-kin are continuing to receive support from specialist officers.

Abdikarim - known as Abdi to friends and family - has been described by his mother as 'a loving, caring person who helped and looked after his family from a young age'.

In an emotional statement, issued by Greater Manchester Police, she said: "My beautiful boy Abdi passed away far too young and with his whole life ahead of him, he was taken from us too soon, and in the worst possible way.

“My boy was a victim of knife crime, I beg all parents to speak to their children and know what’s going on in their lives, before their child is taken away."

A 16-year-old boy, who cannot be named for legal reasons, has been charged with murder.

He has been remanded into custody ahead of an appearance at Manchester and Salford Magistrates' Court on Monday 14 March 2022

Two teenagers, aged 15 and 16, have since been released on bail.