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| Extra patrols after woman knifed | Extra patrols after woman knifed |
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| Extra police are to patrol the area where a pregnant teenage girl was found stabbed to death. | Extra police are to patrol the area where a pregnant teenage girl was found stabbed to death. |
| Sana Ali, 17, was found in an upstairs bedroom of the house in Throstle Grove, Bury, where she had been living with her husband's family. | Sana Ali, 17, was found in an upstairs bedroom of the house in Throstle Grove, Bury, where she had been living with her husband's family. |
| Det Chief Insp Keith Dillon said the extra officers would reassure the local community and encourage anyone with information to come forward. | |
| Police have described the attack as "very, very violent". | Police have described the attack as "very, very violent". |
| Mrs Ali was taken to hospital by paramedics, but doctors were unable to save her or the baby. | Mrs Ali was taken to hospital by paramedics, but doctors were unable to save her or the baby. |
| Residents 'shocked' | Residents 'shocked' |
| A post-mortem examination was due to take place on Saturday afternoon. | A post-mortem examination was due to take place on Saturday afternoon. |
| Detectives have been examining the house but said there was no sign of forced entry and nothing appeared to have been stolen. | Detectives have been examining the house but said there was no sign of forced entry and nothing appeared to have been stolen. |
| Mr Dillon said detectives were keeping an open mind about the motive for her killing but it was being treated as a murder inquiry. | Mr Dillon said detectives were keeping an open mind about the motive for her killing but it was being treated as a murder inquiry. |
| "Until we have more information I would just like to make a general appeal for anyone with information to come forward. | "Until we have more information I would just like to make a general appeal for anyone with information to come forward. |
| "This is a nice quiet residential area and I realise that it will have been a shock for those living here to realise what has happened," he said. | "This is a nice quiet residential area and I realise that it will have been a shock for those living here to realise what has happened," he said. |
| Mrs Ali lived with her 24-year-old husband, his brother and their parents. | Mrs Ali lived with her 24-year-old husband, his brother and their parents. |
| Several family members have been interviewed by police who have not made any arrests. | Several family members have been interviewed by police who have not made any arrests. |