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Pair To Appear In Court Over Knife Attack
Two people are to appear in court today following an attack on a man who was stabbed outside a primary school in Manchester.
Barry Parkes and Natalie Lawton have been charged in connection with the alleged attack, which occurred when parents were waiting to collect their children from the school on Friday afternoon.
Steven Higginson, 33, and a father of six, was stabbed in the chest and side.
He has since been discharged from hospital.
(CD/JP)
Barry Parkes and Natalie Lawton have been charged in connection with the alleged attack, which occurred when parents were waiting to collect their children from the school on Friday afternoon.
Steven Higginson, 33, and a father of six, was stabbed in the chest and side.
He has since been discharged from hospital.
(CD/JP)
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