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Manchester Evening News
Manchester Evening News
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Charlotte Dobson

Police are hunting a knifeman after a stabbing outside a Prestwich pub

A man was stabbed in the back outside a pub in Prestwich.

The victim was attacked outside the The Woodthorpe on Bury Old Road at around 5pm today (Sunday).

He was taken to hospital with 'non life-threatening' injuries, police said.

Greater Manchester Police are investigating and it is understood the attacker is still at large.

A police spokesman said: "At 5pm police responded to reports of a disturbance at the Woodthorpe Hotel.

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"One male adult received a stab wound to the back.

"The man is not in a life-threatening condition.

"Enquiries into this incident are ongoing."

A spokesman for the Woodthorpe declined to comment when contacted by the M.E.N.

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