Piccadilly Basin stabbing victim fighting for life as attempted murder investigation launched

A man remains in hospital with ‘life-threatening injuries’ following a stabbing in the city centre earlier this week.

The victim was attacked near to Dale Street, in the Northern Quarter, at approximately 6.30pm on Wednesday evening (August 16), alongside another who suffered serious injuries. In the days since, cops have declared the attack a ‘major incident’ — and detectives believe the incident was an attempted murder.

Officers are now promising more boots on the ground in Piccadilly Basin, and are following lines of enquiry in relation to six men who were believed to be at the scene at the time.

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Initially, police arrested three men, but two have been released without charge and the third, a 21-year-old man, has been released on bail pending further enquiries.

The cordon at Piccadilly Basin has now been lifted. Now, Detective Chief Inspector, David Moores, of the Serious Crime Division of the Major Incident Team has appealed for any witnesses to come forward to help officers work out what happened.

He said: "This incident occurred at a place where there would have been a lot of footfall, due to it being school summer holidays and after work for most people. There were a lot of people out walking and shopping, and the canal bridge heading towards the Northern Quarter was busy.

“We are now appealing to anyone, who may have mobile phone footage, to come forward to assist with our enquiries. We are also looking for CCTV and dashcam footage that might be available of the area at the time of the incident.

“One man has sustained extremely serious, life-changing injuries, and we have to find the people responsible for his attempted murder. This is