Man seen with 'something impaled in his chest' after 'horrific' stabbing at Salford tower block

An eyewitness has described the moment he saw a man with something 'impaled' in his chest, 'pouring with blood' in the street close to the scene of a stabbing in Salford.

Whilst a commuter says officers were searching trams as they hunted the culprit.

A 34-year-old man was stabbed inside a tower block in Ordsall, Salford early this morning (Monday) . He was taken to hospital with serious injuries following the 'horrific attack' at Nine Acre Court on Taylorson Street.

Detectives say their initial enquiries suggest the culprit made off from the scene and travelled into the city centre by tram. A 26-year-old man was later arrested on suspicion of attempted murder in the New Islington area of the city centre.

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A man who works in Ordsall and who was in the area at the time of the stabbing has now told the Manchester Evening News he saw a man covered in blood with something 'sticking out' of his upper torso.

"It was about 8:35am" the eyewitness, who did not want to be named, said. "I could hear raised voices and shouting. So I came out and I saw a guy standing on the corner, with a black bubble coat on, shouting to someone.

"He said he didn't have any clothes on under the coat and he didn't as far as I could see. At one point he opened his coat and showed them.

"Then a bald guy in a t-shirt and shorts, full of blood, appeared. He had what looked like something impaled in his chest. Something was sticking out. I am guessing it was a knife but I can't be sure.

"He followed the other guy down the street for a little bit but then turned back. There was an older guy behind him on the phone and he was asking him for a cigarette, saying 'I