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23 June 2011
Last updated at 06:37 ET
A suspected burglar has been stabbed to death while apparently trying to break into a house in Greater Manchester.
It is understood the man was attempting to get into a house in Ethel Avenue, Salford, on Wednesday night when the householder tried to defend the house.
The man, 26, is believed to have been carried away by other members of a balaclava-clad gang as they fled, before being dumped in the street.
The householder, his son and son's girlfriend have been arrested.
Greater Manchester Police said it was treating the death as murder.
The men, aged 57 and 29, and 21-year-old woman are being questioned in connection with the death.
'Shocking incident' Police have put up a 100m cordon around the terraced house in Pendlebury, which backs on to open scrubland.
Ch Supt Kevin Mulligan, who heads Greater Manchester Police's Salford division, said: "Clearly this is a shocking incident and a man has lost his life.
"However, I can reassure the community that we will thoroughly investigate what happened last night and do not believe that members of the public are at risk.
"I would urge anyone who knows something to speak to officers from the major incident team and anyone else who has other concerns can speak to my officers, who will be providing an increased presence to provide the community with reassurance."
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It is understood the man was attempting to get into a house in Ethel Avenue, Salford, on Wednesday night when the householder tried to defend the house.
The man, 26, is believed to have been carried away by other members of a balaclava-clad gang as they fled, before being dumped in the street.
The householder, his son and son's girlfriend have been arrested.
Greater Manchester Police said it was treating the death as murder.
The men, aged 57 and 29, and 21-year-old woman are being questioned in connection with the death.
'Shocking incident' Police have put up a 100m cordon around the terraced house in Pendlebury, which backs on to open scrubland.
Ch Supt Kevin Mulligan, who heads Greater Manchester Police's Salford division, said: "Clearly this is a shocking incident and a man has lost his life.
"However, I can reassure the community that we will thoroughly investigate what happened last night and do not believe that members of the public are at risk.
"I would urge anyone who knows something to speak to officers from the major incident team and anyone else who has other concerns can speak to my officers, who will be providing an increased presence to provide the community with reassurance."
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