Teen to be quizzed over fatal stabbing

A 16-year-old boy is to be questioned by police later over the fatal stabbing of a teenager.

He is being held on suspicion of murdering Conor Black in Harpurhey, Manchester, on Saturday.

A Greater Manchester Police spokesman said: "Detectives investigating the fatal stabbing of Conor Black in Harpurhey have arrested a 16-year-old boy on suspicion of murder.

"Conor was killed on Moston Lane by a single stab wound to his upper left shoulder. Paramedics tried to treat Conor for a puncture wound, but he died on the way to hospital.

"Anyone with any information about Conor's murder is asked to call police on 0161 856 3540 or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111."

The joinery student and budding rapper was knifed from behind after reportedly attending a party where he became involved in a petty squabble.

The officer leading the inquiry, Det Supt Shaun Donnellan, said the boy would have been defenceless.

A hooded figure was seen running from the scene where Conor's body was discovered slumped on grass just feet from a main road.

The arrest comes just 24 hours after detectives launched a murder investigation in the tough Manchester suburb.

Though the post-mortem examination results have not been offically released, it is believed Conor was stabbed through the aorta - the largest artery in the body.

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