THREE teens arrested at UK airport after boy, 19, stabbed to death in Powerleague football car park.
All three have been detained on suspicion of murder in what is being considered a “targeted” attack and are currently in custody.
The male victim was attacked shortly before 9pm on Friday in a car park on Market Street.
He sustained numerous stab wounds and died later from his injuries.
All three of the arrested suspects are male and aged 19 with the latest being arrested at Manchester Airport at 4.30am this morning.
The other two arrests took place in Bury and Bolton last night.
The investigation is being led by Greater Manchester Police’s Major Incident Team.
Detective Chief Inspector John Charlton said: “Even though we have three people in custody this is still a live investigation and that will continue today and into next week.
“This was a violent and tragic incident that was witnessed by a lot of people.
“This incident will have shocked the community and distressed anyone who witnessed it, but we believe this was a targeted attack with no wider threat.
“Our officers will be in the area today and over the next few days as we try to establish what happened in the lead-up to this awful incident.
“We also have specialist officers supporting the family at this difficult time.”
If anyone has any information or was in the area at the time, they should contact the force quoting log 3354-01/08/25.
