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Manchester Evening News
Manchester Evening News
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Thomas George

Woman taken to hospital after being stabbed in shopping precinct fight

A woman was taken to hospital after being stabbed in a shopping precinct following a fight.

Emergency services were called to Scholes Precinct, in Wigan, shortly after 7.05pm on Sunday (April 4).

A 45-year-old woman was rushed to hospital with stab wounds to her leg.

Police say her injuries were not believed to be serious, and she has since been discharged.

A spokesperson for Greater Manchester Police said: "At around 7.15pm on Sunday 4 April 2021, police were called by NWAS with a report that a woman had been stabbed in the Scholes Precinct area of Wigan following a fight.

"Officers arrived and a 45-year-old woman was found to have stab wounds to her leg and was later taken to hospital with injuries not believed to be critical and has since been discharged."

A spokesperson for North West Ambulance Service said: "We received a 999 call reporting an incident at Scholes Precinct at 7.07pm on Sunday 4th April.

"We have taken a woman to hospital with serious injuries."

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