The charge comes after the death of another 15-year-old boy earlier this week
Mohanad Abdullaahi Goobe(Image: Greater Manchester Police)
A 15-year-old boy has been charged with murder following the death of another teenager in south Manchester this week. The boy, who cannot be named for legal reasons, will appear at Manchester Magistrates’ Court on Saturday (September 20).
Tributes were paid to Mohanad Abdullaahi Goobe, 15, who died after he was stabbed Moss Lane East in Moss Side just after 4.30pm on Monday night (September 15).
Police say that ongoing enquiries have identified a potentially linked incident that they responded to at Whitworth Park half an hour before Goobe’s death.
GMP has referred their response to this incident to the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) as a mandatory referral.
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Chief Superintendent David Meeney, from GMP’s City of Manchester district, said: “Our thoughts remain with Mohanad’s family at this time and we are focused on getting all the answers for them.
“As a result of prior contact before Mohanad’s death, we have made a mandatory referral to the IOPC. We have kept the family updated and continue to support them.
“Our investigators have been working around the clock and during this investigation we have undertaken several warrants in relation to this incident as part of our commitment to getting justice for Mohanad and his family.
“Our Major Incident Portal remains open and we are keen for anyone who has information relation to this incident to please come forward.”
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Howard Gough of the Crown Prosecution Service said: “The Crown Prosecution Service has decided to prosecute a 15-year-old boy for murder, following a police investigation into a large-scale disturbance on September 15 2025 on Monton Street, near Whitworth Park in Moston.
“Our prosecutors have worked to establish that there is sufficient evidence to bring the case to trial and that it is in the public interest to pursue criminal proceedings. We have worked closely with Greater Manchester Police as they carried out their investigation.”
Information can be submitted to the Greater Manchester Police Major Incident Portal here: https://mipp.police.uk/operation/06GMP25S13-PO1
You can contact police via 101 or their Live Chat service at gmp.police.uk, quoting log 2327 of 16/09/25.
Alternatively, you can contact the independent charity Crimestoppers, anonymously, on 0800 555 111.