MANCHESTER: A British-Pakistani was stabbed to death in Glodwick, Oldham on Friday.
Greater Manchester Police (GMP) said that they received calls that a person was unconscious and not breathing near Waterloo Station around 3:20 pm. The man, somewhere in his mid-20’s, was identified as Nabeel Hassan who died after being taken to a hospital. He suffered from multiple stab wounds.
“My heart goes out to the man’s family who have sadly had to be informed that their loved one has died,” said GMP’s Detective Superintendent Nicky Porter.
“As the investigation develops, we hope to be able to provide further details but as this only happened recently, we’re yet to gain a full picture of what exactly has happened and ask the public to come forward with any information,” he added.
Witnesses said that he was being chased by a car for 15 minutes. Three men were later seen tailing him.
“Three men with a machete-type knife were seen in the area around the same time,” a witness explained.
Three men aged between 20 and 22, and a 15-year-old boy have been arrested on suspicion of murder, admitted the police. Locals, many of whom are of South Asian descent, have been horrified by the incident and suspect that the incident may be related to an altercation.
Nabeel Hassan’s family originally come from the town of Gujar Khan, Pakistan.