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| Beetham Tower: Woman attacked in Manchester Hilton hotel | Beetham Tower: Woman attacked in Manchester Hilton hotel |
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| Six people have been arrested after a woman was attacked in a hotel and left with serious neck injuries. | |
| Police said the victim managed to flag down officers outside Beetham Tower on Deansgate at about 11:10 BST. | Police said the victim managed to flag down officers outside Beetham Tower on Deansgate at about 11:10 BST. |
| Four men, a woman and a teenage girl have been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder. | |
| The victim has lacerations to her neck and crime scene officers are searching one of the Hilton's hotel rooms and the street outside the tower. | The victim has lacerations to her neck and crime scene officers are searching one of the Hilton's hotel rooms and the street outside the tower. |
| Greater Manchester Police said the attack is not believed to be related to terrorism or thought to be a random act. | Greater Manchester Police said the attack is not believed to be related to terrorism or thought to be a random act. |
| The four arrested men are aged 20, 24, 26 and 26, the woman is 20 and the teenage girl is 17. | |
| They are all in custody for questioning and inquiries are ongoing, police said. | They are all in custody for questioning and inquiries are ongoing, police said. |
| Cordons are in place outside the hotel in central Manchester, where three marked police cars remain. | Cordons are in place outside the hotel in central Manchester, where three marked police cars remain. |
| A section of pavement opposite the hotel outside the 340 Deansgate office building has also been blocked off. | A section of pavement opposite the hotel outside the 340 Deansgate office building has also been blocked off. |
| Three marked police vehicles remain outside the front of the hotel. | Three marked police vehicles remain outside the front of the hotel. |
| Anthony Hilton, 32, who works in a nearby letting agents, told the Press Association: "There must have been 15 undercover and normal police cars out in the street. | Anthony Hilton, 32, who works in a nearby letting agents, told the Press Association: "There must have been 15 undercover and normal police cars out in the street. |
| "Police were running to and fro from the car park and the Hilton hotel." | "Police were running to and fro from the car park and the Hilton hotel." |
| A spokeswoman for the Hilton hotel said a "serious incident" took place at the hotel. | |
| "The matter is now in the hands of the Greater Manchester Police and we are co-operating fully as they conduct their investigation," she said. |