Three arrested after 26-year-old woman dies in suspected stabbing in Manchester
Alisha Samuels, 26, was found with serious injuries after a reported disturbance on Dorking Avenue in Newton Heath, Manchester, at about 2am on Thursday. She died at the scene despite emergency crews’ efforts, and detectives are investigating her death as a stabbing.
Three people have been arrested: a 25-year-old man on suspicion of murder, and a 61-year-old man and a 38-year-old woman on suspicion of assisting an offender. Neighbours reported hearing screams and a crash, and police are asking witnesses and anyone with relevant CCTV, doorbell or mobile phone footage to come forward.
- Alisha Samuels, 26, was killed in Newton Heath.
- Three people have been arrested in connection with her death.
- Police are seeking witnesses and relevant footage.
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Newton Heath is an area of north-east Manchester. Dorking Avenue is a residential street, and police were called there after reports of a disturbance in the early hours.
In England, a death investigated as a suspected stabbing is treated as a criminal investigation while detectives establish what happened. An arrest on suspicion of an offence means police are investigating a person’s possible involvement; it is not a finding of guilt.
Police investigations can draw on witness accounts and recordings from CCTV, doorbells and mobile phones. Such evidence may help detectives establish the events and identify anyone involved.
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Originally published by Daily Mail as “Woman, 26, is stabbed to death in Manchester street: Three arrested over ‘murder’”.