Police are hunting a knifeman after a man was stabbed in an east Manchester beauty spot.

Officers taped off an area at the Fallowfield Loop, near to the Gorton reservoir allotments, in Abbey Hey on Monday evening (September 1).

The Manchester Evening News understands a man was stabbed in the leg by another man.

He was taken to hospital for treatment, with his injuries not believed to be either life-threatening or life-changing, it is understood.

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Greater Manchester Police confirmed it was investigating a stabbing at the Fallowfield Loop, in Abbey Hey.

The M.E.N. understands the suspect fled the scene and is yet to be arrested.

The Fallowfield Loop was taped off in the area

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