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| Man stabbed outside North Walkden Primary School, Greater Manchester | |
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| A man was stabbed in the chest outside a primary school in Greater Manchester today, as parents waited to collect their children. | A man was stabbed in the chest outside a primary school in Greater Manchester today, as parents waited to collect their children. |
| The man went into North Walkden Primary School to call for help after the attack at around 3:30pm, police said. | The man went into North Walkden Primary School to call for help after the attack at around 3:30pm, police said. |
| Officers suspect the man was engaged in an argument with a man and a woman outside the school gates in Whittle Drive, Walkden, attended by over 200 pupils, before he was stabbed several times. | |
| The couple drove off from the scene in a silver Vauxhall Corsa. | The couple drove off from the scene in a silver Vauxhall Corsa. |
| The man is currently in a stable condition at Manchester Royal Infirmary, where he is receiving treatment for stab wounds. | The man is currently in a stable condition at Manchester Royal Infirmary, where he is receiving treatment for stab wounds. |
| Detective Inspector Ben Hart said he did not want to speculate on what led to the stabbing. | Detective Inspector Ben Hart said he did not want to speculate on what led to the stabbing. |
| “We can say that this happened outside a busy primary school as parents were gathered to pick up their children so it would have been a distressing and disturbing thing for people to see. | “We can say that this happened outside a busy primary school as parents were gathered to pick up their children so it would have been a distressing and disturbing thing for people to see. |
| “I want to reassure them that we are in the early stages of a thorough investigation and we are actively looking for the offenders now. If anyone saw the incident or saw a silver Corsa driving away from the scene then I want to hear from you. | “I want to reassure them that we are in the early stages of a thorough investigation and we are actively looking for the offenders now. If anyone saw the incident or saw a silver Corsa driving away from the scene then I want to hear from you. |
| “We have spoken to the school and to the local authority and we are all working to support the school, its children and their parents.” | “We have spoken to the school and to the local authority and we are all working to support the school, its children and their parents.” |
| Bernard Pennington, the school's chair of governors, told BBC News: "It makes me very angry and also very sad to think somebody could do something like this in front of a whole group of children. | Bernard Pennington, the school's chair of governors, told BBC News: "It makes me very angry and also very sad to think somebody could do something like this in front of a whole group of children. |
| "This is a good school and the parents are good parents, this is a one-off which we hope will never be repeated." | "This is a good school and the parents are good parents, this is a one-off which we hope will never be repeated." |
| Anyone with information is asked to call police in 0161 856 5360 or Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111. | Anyone with information is asked to call police in 0161 856 5360 or Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111. |