East London man charged with attempted murder after woman stabbed in Greater Manchester
A man has been charged with attempted murder after a woman was stabbed in Greater Manchester. Yong Feng Chen, 51, of Dagenham was remanded into custody ahead of an appearance at Stockport Magistrates Court on Friday (January 17).
The charge comes after a woman in her 40s was stabbed in the Tameside area on Wednesday (January 15). After being rushed to hospital, the woman is recovering and remains in a stable condition.
A man was arrested at Manchester Piccadilly train station following a manhunt involving officers from British Transport Police and GMP's Force Critical Wanted Unit. Enquiries suggest it was targeted with no wider threat to the public, police have said.
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Detective Inspector Lisa Devitt said: “We understand the shock this information and incident will cause both in Tameside and further afield, but we are confident this was a targeted attack from a person known to the victim, and there is no threat to residents of Tameside or the wider community.
“GMP remain focused and committed to tackling incidents of violence, assuring the safeguarding of victims remain a priority and that action is quickly taken against those who commit such offences.
“Our patrols will remain in place whilst we progress this investigation and provide additional support to those affected, but we have been working tirelessly overnight using all our available resource to track, trace and detain a suspect in relation to this shocking incident.”
Anyone with information around the incident is still asked to call 101 quoting incident 2152 of 15/01/2025. Alternatively, details can be passed on anonymously to Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.
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