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‘He was a good boy’ – Family pay tribute to 14-year-old fatally stabbed in Manchester
Daisy Jackson
The family of a 14-year-old boy who was stabbed to death in north Manchester on Sunday have paid a heartbreaking tribute to their ‘funny, caring, and hardworking’ son.
The boy has now been named as Ibrahima Seck, who was found with stab wounds on Nevin Road in New Moston at around 5pm on Sunday 8 June.
The teen was rushed to hospital with the assistance of emergency services and air ambulance staff, but later died in hospital.
Several arrests have now been made in connection with the murder of Ibrahima.
A 14-year-old boy was arrested on suspicion of murder overnight on Sunday, as well arrests on suspicion of murder of other 14-year-old and 16-year-old boys, and arrests on suspicion of assisting an offender of a 14-year-old girl and a 37-year-old woman. All remain in custody.
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Paying tribute to Ibrahima, his family said: “Ibrahima was a well-liked young boy. He was funny, caring, and hardworking. He was our best friend, and he looked after me.
“He was so smiley and always made everybody laugh. He was a good boy.
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“The killers have killed two people – me and my son. Why would anyone do this to him? He does nothing wrong. My family want justice.”
Detective Chief Inspector Tony Platten from GMP’s Major Incident Team said: “Firstly, the Force and I would like to pass on our condolences to Ibrahima’s loved ones and we will continue to support them at this sad time.
“This incident that has seen a young boy sadly die has understandably rocked the local community in New Moston.
“We have made significant headway in the investigation which has seen us arrest another suspect on suspicion of murder, that takes the arrest total up to five and we are continuing with questioning those suspects today.
“This is a live investigation and we are still looking for information, doorbell or dashcam footage, or eye-witness accounts from anyone who was in the area at the time quoting log 2250 of 08/06/2025.
“Information can be reported to us by calling 101 or anonymously via the independent charity Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.
“You can also use the reporting tools on our website – always call 999 in an emergency.”
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Travel warning issued as more than 100,000 people head to Parklife 2025 this weekend
Emily Sergeant
Parklife 2025 kicks of a thrilling summer of musical events in Manchester this weekend, but attendees should expect disruption.
Manchester‘s major music festival will once again be taking over Heaton Park this weekend (15 and 16 June), with headliners Charli XCX and 50 Cent, alongside other huge names and festival favourites like Jorja Smith, Bicep, Peggy Gou, Rudimental, Confidence Man, and countless others.
But with all the action, of course, comes the annual travel warning.
That’s right, just as we’ve come to expect every year, Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) is urging anyone attending Parklife, or anyone travelling around the Heaton Park area, to ‘plan their journeys’ by public transport ahead of time, and allow plenty of time for travel too.
👉 Travelling to @Parklifefest this weekend?
— Bee Network (@BeeNetwork) June 9, 2025
🚌 We have a dedicated shuttle bus in operation from Lever Street in the Northern Quarter to take you directly to Heaton Park.
⏲️ Grab your Parklife Bus Ticket on the Bee Network app: https://t.co/QyhymXupfU pic.twitter.com/dYLKAWRFjK
Not only are around 110,000 people expected to make the journey Parklife this weekend, but there’s also events on at Co-op Live and Old Trafford too, so it’s all making for a busy weekend on the transport network.
TfGM wants festivalgoers to use trams and dedicated shuttle bus services to get to and from Heaton Park as much as possible to avoid disruption, and it’s also advised to pre-purchase travel tickets on the Bee Network app to make the process smoother too.
Anyone planning to get the tram to Heaton Park should travel from Victoria station, according to TfGM, as this will help safely manage the demand for transport and allow trams to run every six minutes.
Both Heaton Park and Bowker Vale stops are just minutes from the festival gates.
Parklife shuttle buses will run from Lever Street in the Northern Quarter from mid-morning to the last bus at 4:30pm – with drop-off being right inside the festival site.
After the event, returning trams will run from Bowker Vale to the city centre until 1:30am, but the Heaton Park stop will close at 9pm. The last services from Bowker Vale to Bury will run at 12:46am on Saturday and 12:44pm on Sunday.
Return shuttle buses to Manchester city centre will run from inside the park in a temporary bus station, until the site is clear.
Anyone travelling at the weekend, but not to Parklife, can expect roads and public transport be ‘busier than usual’, TfGM admits, especially with the other events at Co-op Live and Old Trafford.
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Extra staff and TravelSafe Support Officers will be ‘out and about’ across the transport network to help passengers throughout the weekend.
Key travel and ticket advice for getting to Parklife, as well as general travel advice for the busy weekend ahead, is available now at on the Bee Network website here.
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