
Police investigating the murder of Abdul Hafidah in Moss Side have now made seven arrests.
A 19-year-old man from the Moss Side area has been arrested on suspicion of murder. He currently remains in police custody.
Another two people – a 19 year old man and a 17 year old boy from Moss Side- were also arrested on suspicion of murder on Tuesday 24 May 2016 and have been bailed until 27 July 2016.
At around 5.15pm on Thursday 12 May 2016, police were called to Moss Lane East where 18-year-old Abdul had suffered a number of serious injuries. He was taken to hospital with stab wounds to the neck and abdominal injuries and sadly died on Saturday 14 May.
Police believe Abdul was chased near to Greenheys Lane in Moss Side by a group of men. A short time later, he was involved in a collision with a blue Vauxhall Corsa on Moss Lane East, before being stabbed. The Corsa was later recovered on a small road off Athol Road in Whalley Range.
A Home Office post-mortem examination found that Abdul died as a result of a stab wound to the neck.
Two 19-year-old men who were arrested on suspicion of murder earlier in the investigation have been bailed until 20 July 2016 pending further enquiries, as well as a 17-year-old boy, who was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder.
A 14-year-old boy who was arrested on Friday on suspicion of murder has now been released on bail until 20 July.
Detective Chief Inspector Debbie Dooley from GMP’s Major Incident Team said: “We remain committed to providing Abdul’s family with answers about what happened that evening when Abdul was taken away from them.
“This investigation continues to progress with a seventh person now in custody assisting officers with their enquiries.
“I would still urge anyone else that has not yet been in touch, who may have been driving past around the time of the attack and has any dash-cam or mobile phone footage, to please come forward.
"We have set up a dedicated link for any footage to be sent to via Dropbox, or alternatively any footage can be passed to the investigation team by coming into your local police station.”