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| Moston stabbing: Boy, 13, arrested over teen attack | Moston stabbing: Boy, 13, arrested over teen attack |
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| A 13-year-old boy has been arrested over the stabbing of another teenager in the Moston area of Manchester. | A 13-year-old boy has been arrested over the stabbing of another teenager in the Moston area of Manchester. |
| The attack on Worsley Avenue has left a teenager, 15, with life-threatening injuries, police said. | |
| The victim was found injured at 19:10 BST on Tuesday and officers have appealed for witnesses to come forward. | The victim was found injured at 19:10 BST on Tuesday and officers have appealed for witnesses to come forward. |
| Insp Matt Oxley said: "This was a horrific attack on a young boy who is now fighting for his life. My thoughts are with him and his family." | Insp Matt Oxley said: "This was a horrific attack on a young boy who is now fighting for his life. My thoughts are with him and his family." |
| The 13-year-old has been arrested on suspicion of wounding and is being questioned by detectives. | The 13-year-old has been arrested on suspicion of wounding and is being questioned by detectives. |
| Insp Oxley said: "We have made an arrest, however we are still trying to piece together the puzzle and would appreciate the public's help." | Insp Oxley said: "We have made an arrest, however we are still trying to piece together the puzzle and would appreciate the public's help." |
| Parish priest Martin Saunders of St. Dunstan's Church, Moston said he was "very upset and shocked" by the stabbing. | |
| "It is a very good area but occasionally things like this do happen in this kind of area... it's a very mixed economy." | |
| Father Saunders, who said he grew up in Moston, said 30 years ago the area was "quite a tough" because of gang violence but said it was "very different" now and it had a "good community environment". |