Horror on Wythenshawe street as man stabbed to death yards from where kids walk to school

Neighbours have spoken of their horror after a man was stabbed to death yards away from where children walk to school every morning. Forensics swarmed the scene on Whitburn Road in Wythenshawe this morning (Thursday, December 5) after the 47-year-old was knifed.

Parents and pupils who use the path as a shortcut on the school run had to take the long way round as CSI specialists examined the scene. Police put a cordon around the cul-de-sac and cut-through on Wednesday night.

No arrests have been made. Investigations are ongoing. Officers have been present at the scene since around 8pm Wednesday.

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As the morning progressed more officers arrived at the scene. Evidence markers were placed around a forensics tent. Both the cul-de-sac and an alleyway at the back were closed off.

One resident said: "There's never any trouble. The path is a cut-through for kids."

People living nearby told the M.E.N. they didn't hear anything until police arrived.

One person said officers asked wanted to check their back garden, adding: "I didn't hear anything or see anything. They [GMP] have just been this morning to ask if they can search the garden." They added: "It was scary, being so close to home."

Another neighbour said: "The police asked us last night if we had seen or hard anything before they arrived, screaming or shouting, but we hadn't."

Detective Inspector Helen Bagnall, of Greater Manchester Police, said previously: “We know that this news will be distressing for the community, but I would like to reassure you that we are following several lines of enquiry, we have additional officers in the area speaking to people, and resources from across the force have been