Ibrahima Seck, 14, named as stab victim after dad visits scene

The father of a 14-year-old boy who was stabbed to death in north Manchester has left flowers on the street where he was attacked.

The teenager, who has been named by family and friends as Ibrahima Seck, died in hospital after he was stabbed outside the Fairway Inn pub in New Moston at about 17:00 BST on Sunday.

His crying father showed reporters at the scene an image of his son on his mobile phone and repeated “he’s been killed” before leaving flowers where the attack happened next to a picture of Ibrahima and tributes from the local community.

Two teenagers, aged 14 and 16, have been arrested on suspicion of murder, Greater Manchester Police (GMP) said.

Police said a girl, 14, and woman, 37, had also been arrested on suspicion of assisting an offender.

According to a resident quoted by the Manchester Evening News, the boy reportedly ran to a home nearby on Nevin Road after he was hurt and told the resident “I don’t want to die”.

One of the messages left at the scene read ‘things need to change, knives down gloves up’.

Another said: “Our thoughts and prayers are with the family at this horrific time. There are good people in this city, we pray for your son.”

Meanwhile, one man stopped the traffic to get out of his car and give the grieving family who visited the scene a hug.

Det Ch Insp John Charlton of GMP said police were supporting the boy’s family and were “determined to give them the answers they deserve”.

Residents in the area told the BBC the stabbing was “very worrying”, and they were scared to let their young children out of the house.

Fran Hicklin, 80, lives near the Fairway Inn, which remains cordoned off by police tape.

She said she returned home after 18:00 on Sunday to see crowds of people in the street.

“When I got out of my car there were crowds along my fence at the front,” she said.

Ms Hicklin said she asked a man what was going on because “there were police all over at the pub”.

She said the man had told her that a young boy had been stabbed.

Ms Hicklin said she was worried about knife crime, not least because she has grandsons.

“I’m very wary about them growing up in this world.”

Another local resident, Ruba Devi, said she was cooking at home when her 13-year-old daughter noticed a commotion outside, with police cars and ambulances arriving.

The 45-year-old said she stayed indoors with her children and stopped her 10-year-old son from looking out the window.

Ms Devi said he was upset by what had happened, and had been asking lots of questions.

She described it as “very sad news” and added that she was now “scared” to let her children play outside.

Manchester Coroner’s Office has confirmed it has received a file for Ibrahima.