Man fighting for life after 'neighbours' row over children playing football' erupted into horror brawl
manchestereveningnews.co.ukViolence that ended with one man fighting for his life in hospital was the culmination of a year of 'torture' between neighbours over children playing football outside their homes, it has been claimed.
The victim, 54, remains in hospital after suffering life-threatening injuries during what police described as a 'disturbance' on Panfield Road in Wythenshawe on Sunday night.
A man, 33, and a woman, 42, have been arrested on suspicion of section 18 assault and remain in police custody. Residents say two families have been at loggerheads over children playing football on a green on Panfield Road.
On Sunday night, a brick was thrown at the front window of a home overlooking the green, prompting a confrontation in the street, it has been claimed. READ MORE: Murder accused made 'bad choice' after being found in back of lorry hundreds of miles away, jury told A mother-of-three who lives at the property told the Manchester Evening News she had been told by the police to move out for her own safety.
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