{"id":955806,"date":"2026-05-12T23:19:32","date_gmt":"2026-05-12T23:19:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/955806\/"},"modified":"2026-05-12T23:19:32","modified_gmt":"2026-05-12T23:19:32","slug":"manchester-news-police-officer-rushed-to-hospital-after-being-stabbed-in-city-centre","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/955806\/","title":{"rendered":"Manchester news: Police officer rushed to hospital after being stabbed in city centre"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A police officer has been taken to the hospital after being stabbed in Manchester city centre.<\/p>\n<p>Emergency services were called to reports of a stabbing on Oxford Road. <\/p>\n<p>Police had a large presence outside the Denmark Roads Sports Centre.<\/p>\n<p>The road leading to the sports centre was cordoned off by Greater Manchester Police as they dealt with the injured officer. <\/p>\n<p>A witness told the Manchester Evening News the officer was the victim of an attack.<\/p>\n<p>A spokesman for GMP said: \u201cAt around 4.55pm we were called to reports of a man brandishing a knife on Denmark Road in Manchester.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPolice attended the scene an officer was assaulted.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"5e3e8\" data-rm-shortcode-id=\"db7c2b3d75f7dffee7dfc28b8bb697e1\" data-rm-shortcode-name=\"rebelmouse-image\" class=\"rm-shortcode rm-lazyloadable-image \" lazy-loadable=\"true\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%202000%201306'%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" data-runner-src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/denmark-road-sports-centre.png\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1306\" alt=\"Denmark Road Sports Centre\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The incident happened outside Denmark Road Sports Centre in Manchester city centre <\/p>\n<p> | <\/p>\n<p>GOOGLE MAPS <\/p>\n<p>\u201cA man has been arrested on suspicion of assaulting an emergency worker, possession of a bladed article and possession of class B drugs. He remains in custody for questioning.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Social media footage taken shortly after the attack shows police rushing to apprehend the man close to the entrance of the sports centre .<\/p>\n<p>Witness Simon Bailey said: \u201cThe injured officer was pulled away and got treated.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"21b7e\" data-rm-shortcode-id=\"120ee809865023c32f8bd6809e9e5bdf\" data-rm-shortcode-name=\"rebelmouse-image\" class=\"rm-shortcode rm-lazyloadable-image \" lazy-loadable=\"true\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%205000%203333'%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" data-runner-src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/greater-manchester-police.jpg\" width=\"5000\" height=\"3333\" alt=\"Greater Manchester Police\"\/><\/p>\n<p>According to an witness, the officer suffered a cut to the face <\/p>\n<p> | <\/p>\n<p>GETTY <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere were about 30 officers there and they cordoned off the road.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was walking home from work and I heard sirens and police cars going around the corner.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen I got there behind them, I saw loads of officers on top of a young guy.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOne of the officers was led away by colleagues and he had a large cut to his left cheek and was bleeding.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt looked like he had been slashed with a knife.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A police officer has been taken to the hospital after being stabbed in Manchester city centre. 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