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| Murder probe after boy's stabbing | Murder probe after boy's stabbing |
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| A teenage boy has been stabbed to death after attending a party in Manchester. | A teenage boy has been stabbed to death after attending a party in Manchester. |
| Sixteen-year-old Conor James Black was wounded once in the shoulder in Moston Lane, Harpurhey, in the early hours. | |
| The joinery student from Harpurhey was described by a friend as "loveable" and "respectful", was treated at the scene but died on the way to hospital. | |
| North West Ambulance Services have denied a report from an eyewitness who said there had been a 30-minute delay in getting an ambulance to the scene. | |
| A spokesman said the ambulance was on site within 15 minutes. | |
| "We got the call at 2.02am of a man lying on the floor," he said. | |
| He wasn't the sort of lad who would look for trouble but he would back himself up Kirsty Scullion Teenager fatally stabbed in fight | He wasn't the sort of lad who would look for trouble but he would back himself up Kirsty Scullion Teenager fatally stabbed in fight |
| "We allocated a rapid response vehicle with a solo paramedic at 2.05am and, as more information came in that it was a stabbing, the vehicle was stood down. | |
| "We have a policy with stabbings and shootings that we cannot send a solo responder. | |
| "At 2am all ambulances were busy dealing with all calls. As soon as an ambulance became available from North Manchester General Hospital it went over. | |
| "It got on scene at 2.17am. The police were already there. | |
| "Fifteen minutes, when you are waiting, feels like a long time, so I can imagine it felt longer." | |
| Neighbours have spoken of their shock over the killing, saying that Conor was "very much into his music", and was "not a troublemaker". | |
| 'Good lad' | |
| Kirsty Scullion, 18, who works as a beauty therapist, said: "He was a loveable lad who was never really in trouble. | |
| "He was respectful but there had been trouble at this party. | "He was respectful but there had been trouble at this party. |
| "Someone told me that Connor was thought to have said something to someone, which he denied. | "Someone told me that Connor was thought to have said something to someone, which he denied. |
| "It all then got out of hand and there was a commotion and he ended up getting stabbed. | |
| "He wasn't the sort of lad who would look for trouble but he would back himself up." | "He wasn't the sort of lad who would look for trouble but he would back himself up." |
| Friends have been placing floral tributes close to where Conor died | |
| Kirsty's brother, Jordan, 15, said: "He was a really good lad, I can't believe this has happened. | Kirsty's brother, Jordan, 15, said: "He was a really good lad, I can't believe this has happened. |
| "He had everything to live for and was a normal young lad, into football. All his friends are stunned." | "He had everything to live for and was a normal young lad, into football. All his friends are stunned." |
| Forensic experts are carrying out a search of the area and officers are conducting house-to-house inquiries. | |
| Det Supt Shaun Donnellan of Greater Manchester Police said: "We are at the early stages of this inquiry, but we believe there may have been witnesses who could assist our investigation into finding out what happened." |