February is set to be a huge month in British boxing as we build-up towards the fight a decade in the making - Amir Khan vs Kell Brook at Manchester's AO Arena.
23.01.2022 - 20:15 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
A tight-knit local community is reeling from the killing of a ‘lovely’ 16-year-old boy.
Kennie Carter was stabbed to death on Thirlmere Avenue, in Stretford, yesterday evening (Saturday January 23).
Four boys - aged between 15 and 17 - were arrested on suspicion of murder last night and a fifth has since handed himself in at the police station.
READ MORE: 'A beautiful young soul has been taken far too soon': Boy, 16, killed in Stretford stabbing named as tributes pour in
The fifth boy - a 17-year-old - has also been arrested on suspicion of murder.
A huge scene has been in place, with several streets taped off and two forensic tents in place, as detectives work to establish a motive for the shocking crime.
Throughout today, family and friends have been down to lay flowers and otherwise pay their respects.
One woman who spoke to Manchester Evening News at the scene was a family friend.
She was visibly upset as she described Kennie as a “lovely boy”, who “didn’t cause problems or harm to anybody”.
The 16-year-old seemed to be popular and much-loved within the local community but the woman said that, recently, teenagers from outside of Stretford have been coming to the area to cause trouble.
Only one of the three warrants carried out by GMP, that led to the arrests, was in Stretford.
The other two were in Old Trafford and Hulme, with scenes also in place there.
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