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Five people arrested after woman attacked in Manchester hotel Five people arrested after woman attacked in Manchester hotel
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Armed officers were called to one of Manchester’s most exclusive hotels on Monday after a woman with serious injuries to her neck flagged down police outside.Armed officers were called to one of Manchester’s most exclusive hotels on Monday after a woman with serious injuries to her neck flagged down police outside.
Three men and two women have been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after the incident at the Hilton hotel on Deansgate. Three men and two women were arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after the incident at the Hilton hotel on Deansgate.
The woman is being treated for lacerations to her neck, Greater Manchester police (GMP) said. The injured woman was being treated for lacerations to her neck, Greater Manchester police (GMP) said.
In a statement, GMP said inquiries were ongoing. Two women in handcuffs were seen being taken out of the hotel at around 12.15pm and put into the back of separate police vans. One was in pink pyjamas, the other in a white vest and jeans.
“Shortly after 11.10am on Monday 23 July 2018 police officers on Deansgate were flagged down by a woman with serious injuries to her neck ... Witnesses said they saw a woman bleeding from her throat run into a car park across the road. An employee at an estate agents opposite the hotel said: “We saw lots of police and someone getting arrested. We locked our doors because it was a bit scary.”
“Scenes are now in place in one of the hotel rooms and outside the hotel itself.” Anthony Hilton, 32, an employee at Wren properties, opposite the car park, said he saw a woman lying on the floor with a 2-3in gash on her neck when the first police van arrived.
Two women in handcuffs were taken out of the hotel at around 12.15pm and put into the back of separate police vans. One was in pink pyjamas, the other in a white vest and jeans. He said the woman was wearing all white and he had heard other witness accounts that the garment was a dressing gown.
Witnesses said they saw a woman bleeding from her throat run into a car park across the road. An employee at estate agents homes4u, opposite the hotel, said: “We saw lots of police and someone getting arrested. We locked our doors because it was a bit scary.” The five-star hotel occupies half of the Beetham Tower, Manchester’s tallest building. It also contains exclusive flats popular with footballers. In 2017 a penthouse owned by the former Manchester United player Phil Neville went on sale for £3.5m.
Anthony Hilton, 32, an employee at Wren properties opposite the car park where the woman stopped police, said he saw a woman lying on the floor with a 2-3in gash on her neck when the first police van arrived.
He added that the woman was wearing all white and said he had heard other eyewitness accounts that is was a dressing gown.
The five-star hotel occupies half of the Beetham Tower, Manchester’s tallest building. It also contains exclusive flats popular with footballers. In 2017 a penthouse owned by the ex-Manchester United player Phil Neville went on sale for £3.5m.
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