Forensic officers were spotted at the scene while enquiries were carried out.
A house was taped off by police after unconfirmed reports of a 'stabbing' on a residential street in Oldham on Thursday afternoon . Eyewitnesses told the Manchester Evening News about a group of people fighting before seeing two men 'covered in blood' following the incident.
A section of Meldrum Street, near to the junction with Honeywell Lane, was cordoned off by police for some hours from around 4.30pm with a single house taped off later on into the evening. Residents reported an air ambulance landing near to Alexandra Park around 5pm. Nearby residents told the MEN that they heard a commotion between a 'group of men' before one shouted that they had been 'stabbed'. Emergency services were then quickly on the scene.One woman living close to the scene said: “I was doing my make up upstairs and heard a load of shouting. I saw a group of men shouting and arguing.Another woman said she heard a ‘commotion’ before noticing two men covered in blood in the street.
"It’s absolutely appalling. My grandkids come up here and I would hate to think they saw anything like that."For more of today's top stories click here.
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