A 13-year-old boy is in a 'serious' condition after being stabbed by four men in an ASDA car park.
The boy remains in hospital after being brutally knifed several times last night.
The Manchester Evening News reports the incident, which has been branded as 'shocking', occurred just after 7.10pm near the Supermarket in the Longsight area of Manchester.
Greater Manchester Police said the teenager was taken to hospital in a critical condition but was 'stable' today after being treated by medics.
Cops have since said that four men, armed with 'large bladed weapons', were seen to approach the boy before attacking him.
They are all described as wearing dark tracksuits with hoods.
One of them was wearing a black gilet over his tracksuit with the hood up.
The tracksuit had Adidas white stripes on the arms and legs.
He wore a Gucci bag across his body.
He was wearing a black face mask with a black and white patterned bandana on his head.
Cops have launched a manhunt to trace the attackers.
Detective Inspector Daniel Hadfield said: "This incident was nothing short of shocking. A 13-year-old boy has suffered some very serious injuries at the hands of four men, and we're doing everything we can to trace those responsible.
"I understand incidents like this cause concern within the community but I want to stress that we have a team of detectives carrying out several lines of enquiry including area searches and CCTV analysis.
"A cordon remains in place today whilst enquiries are carried out at the scene.
"Dedicated patrols are also positioned throughout the local area. They are there for you, so please approach them with any questions or concerns you may have and they'll try to assist you in the best possible way.
"Our thoughts are very much with the boy and his family as he recovers in hospital and I want to appeal directly to the public as this happened in quite a public space - did you witness this attack or see anyone acting suspiciously nearby around the time of the attack?
"If so, please get in touch as soon as possible as even the smallest piece of information could prove vital to our investigation."
Anyone with information is asked to call police on 0161 856 4409 or 101 quoting incident number 2457 of 30/01/2021, or ring Crimestoppers, anonymously, on 0800 555 111.
