‘Save the boy... that was the only thing in my mind’: Man recalls terrifying moment he rescued boy from horror machete attack

A man has described the terrifying moment he ran to save a ‘young boy’s’ life during a machete attack on an estate in broad daylight.

The man, who asked not to be named, said he saw the teenager sitting on a bench in the middle of the estate on Haymarket Street, Ardwick at around 4pm on Friday. The sun was out and children were playing in the yard.

Moments later a car pulled up and a gang of ‘boys’ jumped out with ‘big machetes’ and launched a vicious attack.

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The man said the gang ‘chopped’ the boy’s face and arm. He instinctively ran to save him.

Recalling that moment, he said: “After they stabbed him I went outside and grabbed him and dragged him away. As they [the gang] had seen what I was doing they realised the public was getting involved.”

Neighbours began to come out of their homes after watching the horror unfold just yards from their doorsteps. The man said a child around four or five years old who was playing outside witnessed the horror.

“They were going to to kill him,” he continued, adding: “I grabbed him. He was in no condition to walk or anything. He was collapsing.”

“It was one of them situations when it was just like that,” he said before clicking his fingers.

“I don’t like to save his life but I surmise I did.”

The man said the boy began ‘crying’ for an ambulance, as soon as he grabbed him, and kept repeating ‘I want an ambulance’. The emergency services arrived a short time later.

On how the incident has affected him, the man said: “It takes from here,” he said pointing to his heart. “It’s like another human being has been knocked out of me. It’s an emptiness knocked out you.

“I’m not an ambulance person, I’m not a