{"id":533044,"date":"2025-10-28T10:21:27","date_gmt":"2025-10-28T10:21:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/533044\/"},"modified":"2025-10-28T10:21:27","modified_gmt":"2025-10-28T10:21:27","slug":"teens-suspected-of-murder-named-for-first-time-after-man-stabbed-to-death-following-crash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/533044\/","title":{"rendered":"Teens suspected of murder named for first time after man stabbed to death following crash"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Three teenagers have been charged with murder in Cheetham Hill<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1761646886_647_0_Cheetham-Hill-stabbing.jpg\" loading=\"eager\"  \/>The scene on Cardinal Street, Cheetham Hill(Image: Kenny Brown | Manchester Evening News)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"men\">Three teenagers have been charged with murder following the death of a man in Cheetham Hill.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"men\">Vernard Murray, 26, died following an alleged stabbing last Thursday (October 23).<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"men\">Emergency services attended Cardinal Street at 2.25pm following reports of a disturbance.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"men\">The stabbing is alleged to have happened moments after a car crash which is understood to have followed a chase.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"men\">Greater Manchester Police launched an investigation into the incident.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1761646887_551_1_men_251025_VernardMurray.jpg\" alt=\"Vernard Murray died following an alleged stabbing in Cheetham Hill\" loading=\"lazy\"  \/>Vernard Murray died following an alleged stabbing in Cheetham Hill(Image: Facebook)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"men\">Three teenage males have now been charged with murder in connection to the probe, a spokesperson for the force said today (Tuesday, October 28).<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"men\">Lee Williams, 19, of Gravenmoor Drive, Cheetham Hill, and John Harte, 18, of Weaste Lane, Salford, are two of those charged.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"men\">A 17-year-old boy from Salford has also been charged with murder but cannot be named for legal reasons.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"men\">All three suspects will appear at Manchester Magistrates&#8217; Court today.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"men\">Police said a fourth man who was arrested has been released on bail with conditions.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"men\"><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\">Join the Manchester Evening News <\/strong><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\">WhatsApp<\/strong><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\"> group <\/strong><a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/chat.whatsapp.com\/LUaHo8T8DDWDaHg65G29aN\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"HERELink opens in a new tab.\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">HERE<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"men\">Detectives said the investigation remains ongoing, with the public urged to get in touch with any further information about what happened.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"men\">A GMP spokesperson said: &#8220;If you have any information about the incident, please contact police via 101 or our Live Chat at gmp.police.uk, quoting log 1923 of 23\/10\/25.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"men\">&#8220;This includes any CCTV, doorbell, or dashcam footage from around the area. Information can also be uploaded to GMP&#8217;s <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmipp.police.uk%2Foperation%2F06GMP25S16-PO1&amp;data=05%7C02%7CPress.Office%40gmp.police.uk%7C24d1f39a0feb469c923708de15fd3ab7%7Cdcb8a542c40d46ab8f73e6023f45c7c5%7C0%7C0%7C638972374506254982%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=M4QOa4Q3V1Z80yfpfXvJkVpTGokM5Ehhz8jqlHFSe4o%3D&amp;reserved=0\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Major Incident Public PortalLink opens in a new tab.\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Major Incident Public Portal<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"men\">&#8220;Alternatively, you can contact the independent charity Crimestoppers, anonymously, on 0800 555 111.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"men\">Mr Murray was named in tributes posted on social media, including from his sister Tammy, prior to formal identification being completed.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"men\">She said: &#8220;Forever 26 my boy until the wheels come off my best friend&#8230; best brother I could have ever wished and hope for life was so full with you in it.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"men\">Commenting on the Manchester Evening News&#8217; Facebook page, Gerrard Leonie wrote: &#8220;R.I.P Vernard you&#8217;ll be missed can&#8217;t believe you&#8217;ve been took away fly high.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"men\">Angela Clawson posted: &#8220;RIP to a lovely young man everyone guna miss u bro good night god bless.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Three teenagers have been charged with murder in Cheetham HillThe scene on Cardinal Street, Cheetham Hill(Image: Kenny Brown&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":533045,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8813],"tags":[748,1849,393,4884,2465,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-533044","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-manchester","8":"tag-britain","9":"tag-cheetham-hill","10":"tag-england","11":"tag-great-britain","12":"tag-manchester","13":"tag-uk","14":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/115451297574428788","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/533044","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=533044"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/533044\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/533045"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=533044"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=533044"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=533044"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}