{"id":15768,"date":"2019-10-12T08:13:21","date_gmt":"2019-10-12T12:13:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/worldjusticenews.com\/news\/?p=15768"},"modified":"2019-10-12T08:13:21","modified_gmt":"2019-10-12T12:13:21","slug":"manchester-arndale-stabbings-man-detained-under-mental-health-act","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldjusticenews.com\/news\/2019\/10\/12\/manchester-arndale-stabbings-man-detained-under-mental-health-act\/","title":{"rendered":"Manchester Arndale stabbings: Man detained under Mental Health Act"},"content":{"rendered":"

A man arrested on suspicion of terror offences after three people were stabbed in Manchester has been detained under the Mental Health Act.<\/p>\n

A man walked into the city’s Arndale Centre at 11:15 BST on Friday and began attacking shoppers.<\/p>\n

Three people were stabbed and two others were hurt when a man with a large knife started “lunging” at people, according to police.<\/p>\n

None of the injuries was thought to be life-threatening.<\/p>\n

A man in his 50s, a 19-year-old woman and another woman were rushed to hospital with stab wounds.<\/p>\n

Two unarmed police community support officers attempted to confront the assailant who chased them as they called for urgent assistance.<\/p>\n

Witnesses described a scene of horror as shoppers sought refuge in stores.<\/p>\n

Within five minutes, the knifeman was challenged and detained by armed officers in nearby Corporation Street at the side of Marks & Spencer.<\/p>\n

A 40-year-old man from the Manchester area was arrested on suspicion of assault and then re-arrested on suspicion of commission, preparation and instigation of an act of terrorism.<\/p>\n

Police later said he was detained under the Mental Health Act following an assessment “by specialist doctors”.<\/p>\n

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Assistant Chief Constable Russ Jackson, of Greater Manchester Police, said: “We do not know the motivation for this terrible attack. It appears random, is certainly brutal and of course extremely frightening for anyone who witnessed it.<\/p>\n

“At this time we do not believe that there is anyone else involved in this attack but we will be constantly keeping this under review.<\/p>\n

“We have specially trained officers supporting those injured from the attack.<\/p>\n

“We’ll have increased patrols, including armed patrols, in the city centre this weekend.”<\/p>\n

He appealed for anyone who was in the Arndale at the time to send any images or footage taken from the scene via the force’s website.<\/p>\n

Source: bbc.co.uk<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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