A review will take place later in the month
Nowhere club has had its licence suspended(Image: Manchester Evening News)
A knife attacker remains at large one week on from a double stabbing that led to a Manchester nightclub’s licence being suspended.
Two men suffered serious injuries following the incident at the Nowhere club late last Friday (October 31), where a Halloween event had just begun.
Greater Manchester Police confirmed it is yet to make an arrest in connection with the incident.
An eyewitness described seeing a brawl break out among a ‘couple’ of men with knives, before blood could be seen on the floor.
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In an update issued this afternoon (Friday, November 7), GMP confirmed the club’s licence had been suspended by a Manchester council committee, pending a further review.
A GMP spokesperson said: “On Tuesday, GMP attended a licensing summary review hearing for Nowhere Club on Burstock Street.
“On Friday, October 31, there was an incident inside, where two customers were seriously injured.
Nowhere club(Image: Manchester Evening News)
“The licensing committee decided to suspend the licence pending a hearing later this month.”
Speaking to the M.E.N. last weekend, a witness said the Halloween event at Nowhere was shut down 30 minutes after it had begun, following the incident.
He said: “Music was playing and everyone was having a good time and to the left of the club a couple [of] guys started to push each other and then it looked like they were punching but they actually were holding knives.
“I only realised when we saw the amount of blood on the floor.
“Two groups of boys ran outside, and we didn’t see the rest.”
The partygoer said organisers initially told attendees that there were ‘technical problems’, before ending the event altogether.
“Then said sorry but we’re cancelling the show,” he added.
“A lot of people didn’t see what happened and didn’t notice. As we were exiting a lot of police and ambulances turned up.”
Manchester council and Nowhere were approached for further comment.