Chorlton shoppers overpower knife-wielding teen

    Customers in a Manchester shop took on a teenager who pulled a knife on a security guard.

    Witnesses described seeing members of the public tackling a male to the floor after a guard challenged him about shoplifting at a Morrisons in Chorlton.

    Greater Manchester Police have confirmed a 17-year-old boy was taken to hospital before being arrested on suspicion of possession of a bladed article and theft offences.

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