{"id":687463,"date":"2026-01-10T20:29:12","date_gmt":"2026-01-10T20:29:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/687463\/"},"modified":"2026-01-10T20:29:12","modified_gmt":"2026-01-10T20:29:12","slug":"police-issue-arrest-update-after-man-seriously-hurt-in-targeted-attack-at-his-home","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/687463\/","title":{"rendered":"Police issue arrest update after man seriously hurt in ‘targeted’ attack at his home"},"content":{"rendered":"

Police responded to a ‘disturbance’ at a different property before the attack in what was believed to be a ‘linked’ incident<\/p>\n

14:40, 10 Jan 2026Updated 14:44, 10 Jan 2026<\/p>\n

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Woodley Precinct(Image: Kenny Brown | Manchester Evening News)<\/p>\n

Four people arrested following a ‘shocking’ attack on a man in his own home in Stockport<\/a> have been bailed, police have confirmed. The suspects were arrested<\/a> following two ‘linked’ incidents in the Woodley area on Thursday (January 8). Police were first called to a ‘disturbance’ at an address near the Woodley Precinct at around 12.50pm.<\/p>\n

A spokesperson for Greater Manchester Police<\/a> said several men broke into the address and caused ‘significant damage’ inside. They fled the scene.<\/p>\n

A short time later, officers were then alerted to a home nearby where the man was attacked by two people. He suffered serious, but not life-threatening, injuries.<\/p>\n

Detectives believe the two incidents were linked and ‘targeted’, with no threat to the wider community. Patrols were stepped up in the area amid investigations.<\/p>\n

Four people – aged 19, 44, 45 and 48 – were arrested on suspicion of Section 18 assault. They were all taken into custody for questioning.<\/p>\n

In an update issued today (January 10), a GMP spokesperson said they have all since been bailed while enquiries continue. Anyone with information about the incidents should contact the force.<\/p>\n

Detective Inspector Michael Dever, from GMP\u2019s Stockport district, said previously: “This shocking incident is something which will naturally be a cause for concern for local residents, I want to reassure them that we believe these incidents are isolated and do not pose a threat to the wider community. Two men have been injured as a result and we have now arrested four people in relation to both matters.<\/p>\n

“Our officers and staff continue to investigate the circumstances and officers will be remaining in the area as this is carried out. I would urge anyone with information to get in touch with us, either directly or anonymously.”<\/p>\n

Information can be reported to GMP via 101 or the Live Chat at gmp.police.uk, quoting log 1557 of 8 January 2026. Alternatively, you can contact the independent charity Crimestoppers, anonymously, on 0800 555 111.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Police responded to a ‘disturbance’ at a different property before the attack in what was believed to be…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":687464,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8813],"tags":[748,393,4884,2465,1288,16,15,136096],"class_list":{"0":"post-687463","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-manchester","8":"tag-britain","9":"tag-england","10":"tag-great-britain","11":"tag-manchester","12":"tag-stockport","13":"tag-uk","14":"tag-united-kingdom","15":"tag-woodley"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/115872698535733786","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/687463","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=687463"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/687463\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/687464"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=687463"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=687463"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=687463"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}