Two huge knives have been found in Greater Manchester in the last three days.
A large ornamental-style dragon blade was found dumped in a couple's back garden in Old Trafford.
The point of the weapon was spotted poking out of a black bin liner behind a house on Lillian Street, near Seymour Park, on Thursday.
The finder, who asked not to be identified, shared the pictures with the Manchester Evening News to warn others of knives in the area.
They said the knife was approximately 50cm long.
It was handed into Stretford police station.
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The woman who found the knife said: "My husband saw the bag at 6am but didn’t look in it.
"I went to bring the bin in at 2pm and throughly it was just an empty bag but thankfully saw the handle before I grabbed it.
"I phoned the police and they advised me to bring it into the station - which I did.
"I wanted to share the photos as a warning for other people."
A large hunting knife was recovered by police officers after they spotted a suspicious vehicle in Levenshulme.
The car failed to stop after being involved in a crash.
Police then found the large knife in the car.
A post shared on GMP Wythenshawe's page said: "The #ProblemSolvingTeam sighted a sus vehicle last night in Levenshulme and a short time later it was involved in a fail to stop RTC where this knife was recovered from the vehicle!
"Enquiries ongoing."
