Boy, 13, stabbed in third Arndale attack in a fortnight

A teenage boy has been seriously injured in a third incident involving a knife at Manchester's Arndale centre within a fortnight.

Officers from Greater Manchester Police (GMP) were called to Market Street at 19:00 GMT on Tuesday.

A GMP spokesperson said a 13-year-old boy was found and taken to hospital with potentially life-changing injuries, while two boys, aged 14 and 16, were arrested on suspicion of affray.

A 14-year-old boy was stabbed at Manchester's Arndale shopping centre on Saturday, 17 October, and was taken to hospital with injuries consistent with a stab wound, while two other 14-year-old boys were arrested.

And on Saturday, 24 October, officers were called to reports of another assault involving a knife.

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