Raging thug stabbed wife's new partner while son battered victim's head with hammer

direct to your inboxA paranoid schizophrenic stabbed his friend seven times - then ‘tried to cut off his head to make sure he was dead’, a jury heard.Matthew Jones, aged 41, denies the murder of William ‘Willy’ Phelan, aged 39, who was found dead in his flat in Hapurhey in March 2018.At a trial at Manchester Crown Court, it was said that Mr Jones and Mr Phelan met when they were both being treated for mental health illnesses at the North Manchester General Hospital in 2010.They remained friends

A New Hampshire mother was arrested following two alleged incidents involving her children – including one where police say she sent her 3-year-old daughter to day care alone in a Lyft vehicle.  Stephanie Goddu, 35, was taken into custody by Manchester Police on Friday and is now facing charges of endangering the welfare of a child and resisting arrest.  Police say they started investigating Goddu last Wednesday when officers were notified that she did not pick up her children from a day

straight to your inbox every day for freeIt could have been the start of a new dawn for Manchester United.But instead, the first major trophy the club lifted since Sir Alex Ferguson retired may be remembered for what happened immediately afterwards.The champagne which flowed at Wembley Stadium following an exciting late comeback win over Crystal Palace in the 2016 FA Cup final soon took on a new meaning as leaving drinks for the United manager Louis Van Gaal, rather than a toast for some

direct to your inboxA teenager was stabbed to death in Moss Side as part of a feud between the Rusholme Crips and AO gangs, a murder trial jury has been told.Mohamoud Mohamed, 17, died following an incident in July.Daneaco Reid, 19; Jamall Walters, 18; Romeo Daley, 18; and a 17-year-old boy who cannot be named for legal reasons, have gone on trial accused of murder, which they deny.Jurors at Manchester Crown Court heard Mr Mohamed had been playing football with friends before he was fatally

direct to your inboxThe brother of a young man who died in a city centre knife attack 26 years ago has praised police for never giving up on the case after the killer finally faced justice.New DNA techniques helped police prove Geoffrey Strike was responsible for killing 21-year-old Jason Comerford in 1994.Strike, who is mentally ill, stabbed him in the neck in an unprovoked attack after Jason had been on a night out in Manchester city centre.A court heard Strike may have mistakenly believed he

direct to your inboxA man has been taken to hospital with serious injuries after a knife attack in east Manchester.Police were called to Castleton Walk in Bradford on Wednesday afternoon following reports of an assault.Offenders had gone into a property and attacked a man. The 33-year-old victim was taken to hospital with serious injuries 'including a stab wound', a GMP spokesman said.His injuries are not believed to be life threatening, according to police.No arrests have been made following

straight to your inbox every day for freeManchester United Ole Gunnar Solskjaer disagrees with West Brom manager Sam Allardyce that there should be a break in the English football season following outbreaks of coronavirus cases.Manchester City requested to postpone their Monday night fixture at Everton and Newcastle's game at Aston Villa that was scheduled for the start of the month was also postponed.

direct to your inboxParamedics are dealing with at least one stabbing in Manchester every day, the M.E.N can reveal.Figures obtained under the Freedom of Information Act show the North West Ambulance Service was called out to 432 stabbings in Manchester postcodes last year.That is a 40 per cent increase on 2016 when there were 308 incidents. Despite the coronavirus pandemic and the overall pattern of crime reducing earlier this year, 2020 is on course for similar figures.

straight to your inbox every day for freeSam Allardyce says he can see why people have compared Liverpool to Manchester United's treble-winning team.Liverpool ended their long wait for a Premier League title last season as they comfortably strolled to first place a year after they were crowned European champions.Yet their title success failed to break any records and they did not win any other silverware alongside the Premier League.In contrast, United famously won the Premier League, Champions

direct to your inboxAnother 43 people have died with coronavirus in Greater Manchester's hospitals on one of the deadliest days in the second wave of the pandemic.The total number of covid-19-related hospital deaths in the region now stands at 4,089.In the last 24 hours 13 more deaths were recorded at Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh NHS Foundation Trust.There were nine more deaths at Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, while Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust and Stockport NHS Foundation

direct to your inboxManchester United Women manager Casey Stoney was full of praise for Tobin Heath after her impressive two goals in their win over Bristol City. The US international scored both of her goals in the final ten minutes of the contest which saw United maintain their unbeaten record.

direct to your inboxPolice have recovered a 'large knife' from the scene of a stabbing in Moss Side.A 15-year-old boy remains in a serious condition in hospital after he was stabbed in the back near Alexandra Park on Saturday night.Three teenagers, all 15, have been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after the attack.They remain in police custody for questioning.Police are treating the stabbing as a targeted attack.Greater Manchester Police are appealing for anyone with information about

direct to your inboxManchester United remain unbeaten in the Barclays FA Women’s Super League as they recorded a 6-1 victory against Bristol City in their final match of 2020.Leah Galton, Millie Turner, Jess Sigsworth and Tobin Heath were all on the scoresheet for Casey Stoney’s side while Ebony Salmon scored Bristol’s goal.The Manchester United manager was pleased her team claimed another win, saying: "It is nice to go in top at the break but we can only control what we can, and we did that

direct to your inboxPolice have made an arrest after a Greggs employee was stabbed twice during a series of armed robberies across Greater Manchester. The female employee was taken to hospital with knife wounds to her thigh and hip after the terrifying attack on Queen's Walk in Droylsden on Thursday, 3 December.

direct to your inboxManchester United’s Casey Stoney and Tobin Heath were named as the Barclays FA Women’s Super League Manager and Player of the Month for November on Friday.The Reds currently sit at the top of the division and are unbeaten so far this season with a 100% record against sides outside of the ‘big three’ - Manchester City, Arsenal and Chelsea.

direct to your inboxBrilliant footage shows how Manchester was transformed into 1980s New York for The Crown. Parts of the latest installment of the award-winning  Netflix  series were filmed at locations in the city centre back in February.