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Man stabbed to death on night out | Man stabbed to death on night out |
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A man has been stabbed to death at a pub in Greater Manchester. | A man has been stabbed to death at a pub in Greater Manchester. |
The victim, who was in his 30s, was found stabbed at the Pepper Alley pub in Crown Street, Bolton, by emergency services at about 0050 BST. | The victim, who was in his 30s, was found stabbed at the Pepper Alley pub in Crown Street, Bolton, by emergency services at about 0050 BST. |
He was taken to hospital with two stab wounds but later died. A 19-year-old man has been arrested. | |
It is the third stabbing in Bolton since Friday, but police said they were all isolated incidents and insisted knife crime in the town was "rare". | |
The 19-year-old is being held on suspicion of murder and is still being questioned by detectives in Bolton. | |
I would like to reassure our local communities that knife crime in Bolton remains a rare event Supt Dave Flitcroft | |
The pub in the centre of the town remained cordoned off with police tape on Sunday morning. | The pub in the centre of the town remained cordoned off with police tape on Sunday morning. |
Officers have also cordoned off an alley about 100m (328ft) away from the pub, which is surrounded by a number of other bars and takeaway outlets. | |
Supt Dave Flitcroft, from Bolton Division of Greater Manchester Police (GMP) said: "Today we have seen the devastating affects knives can have with the death of a man earlier this morning. | |
"I would like to reassure our local communities that knife crime in Bolton remains a rare event, while it always has the potential for tragic consequences such as we have seen earlier today. | |
"Given the current climate and media focus on knife crime I understand some people may have concerns and I would like to emphasise the police and our partners will continue to work relentlessly to prevent and tackle knife crime and bring offenders to justice." | |
Further stabbings | |
GMP said its figures show in the last 12 months there has been 114 instances where a knife has been used or someone threatened with a knife in the area, representing 0.3% of overall crime in Bolton. | |
Nevertheless, the incident on Sunday was the latest in a series of stabbings in Greater Manchester in a 48-hour period. | |
In a separate incident, a 19-year-old man was stabbed in the neck while sitting in his car on Old Chorley Road in Bolton, on Friday at about 1940 BST. | In a separate incident, a 19-year-old man was stabbed in the neck while sitting in his car on Old Chorley Road in Bolton, on Friday at about 1940 BST. |
Police are searching for three men in connection to the attack. | Police are searching for three men in connection to the attack. |
In the early hours of Friday morning, a 24-year-old was stabbed in his side during a scuffle on the same street. | In the early hours of Friday morning, a 24-year-old was stabbed in his side during a scuffle on the same street. |
And in the early hours of Saturday morning a 23-year-old was stabbed in the stomach outside Park Nite Club in central Manchester. | And in the early hours of Saturday morning a 23-year-old was stabbed in the stomach outside Park Nite Club in central Manchester. |