Boy, 15, charged with stabbing teenager to death in Manchester

A 15-year-old boy has been charged with murdering a boy of the same age who was stabbed in Manchester.

Mohanad Abdullai Goobe was attacked in the Moss Side area at 16:30 BST on Monday and died in hospital that evening.

Greater Manchester Police (GMP) said it had referred itself to watchdog the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) because it had responded to a “potentially linked” disturbance around half an hour before the stabbing.

Earlier this week Mohanad’s family described him as “the baby of the family” and said he was “quick to laugh” and “easy to love”.

The force had previously urged the public to not share footage of the build-up to the stabbing or the previous incident, in nearby Whitworth Park, on social media.

Mohanad was stabbed near the corner of Monton Street and Moss Lane East.

Ch Supt David Meeney said the referral to the IOPC was “mandatory”.

“Our investigators have been working around the clock and during this investigation we have undertaken several warrants in relation to this incident as part of our commitment to getting justice for Mohanad and his family,” he said.

Mohanad’s family said earlier: “His life has been cut tragically short, it is difficult to comprehend that seeing your son head off for school in the morning would be the last time that we would see that handsome face.”

They said the 15-year-old, who had an older sister and brother, had “an uncanny ability to make you laugh, making it sometimes difficult to be serious with him”.

“Mohanad had many friends, he was loyal and often played the class clown, simply to see them laugh,” his family added.