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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. Six people have been arrested after a woman had her neck slashed in a hotel.
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, Manchester, at about 11:10 BST.
Four men, a woman and a teenage girl have been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder.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 was taken to hospital with lacerations to her neck but later discharged, Greater Manchester Police (GMP) said.
Greater Manchester Police said the attack is not believed to be related to terrorism or thought to be a random act. Cordons are in place outside the Hilton, where three marked police cars remain.
Det Insp Patrick Goodrich said: "Thankfully the woman's injuries were less serious than first thought, but we could easily have been dealing with her death - the thought is terrifying."
GMP also said the attack is not believed to be related to terrorism or thought to be a random act. Armed officers are no longer at the scene.
The four arrested men are aged 20, 24, 26 and 26, the woman is 20 and the teenage girl is 17.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.
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.
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. A spokeswoman for the Hilton 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."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.