Man charged with possession of a bladed article following an incident in Didsbury on Friday

Abdullah Saif Taher (17/02/1998) of no fixed abode has been charged with possessing a bladed article in a public place.

He has been remanded into custody ahead of a scheduled appearance at Manchester & Salford Magistrates Court today (Saturday 14 September 2024).

This charge relates to an incident which took place just before 1am on Friday 13 September 2024, we were called to reports of a man with a knife on Kingsway in Didsbury.

Detectives are continuing to appeal to anyone with information, or who witnessed this incident or has dashcam/CCTV footage from the moments prior or in the aftermath to contact police - please call 101 quoting incident 96 of 13/09/2024.

Alternatively, contact Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.