A man has been charged with the murder of a 20-year-old man in Salford after the victim was stabbed to death in a brutal broad daylight attack on Friday.
Police were called at around 7.45pm on Friday 10 June to Hope Street at the junction with Great Clowes Street, Lower Broughton, where they found 20-year-old Jakub Gorski with a fatal stab wound,
Builder’s labourer Jakub, who lived in Higher Broughton, was taken to Salford Royal Hospital with a stab wound to the chest but died a short while later.
Police were initially called to reports of two men fighting.
Jakub Gorski
Forensics officers were seen combing the street for clues in the wake of the attack.
Piotr Olejarczyk, 28, of Knoll Street, Salford, has now been charged with murder.
Three men, aged 26, 26 and 49, were arrested on suspicion of murder but have now been bailed until Monday 20 June.
Speaking on Sunday, Detective Chief Inspector Terry Crompton said: “Jakub’s death has left a gaping hole in his family, who are understandably devastated by the loss of their young son and brother.”
“To lose a child in such violent circumstances must be incredibly difficult to come to terms with, and my officers and I offer our most sincere condolences to the Gorski family at this time.”
Olejarczyk has been remanded in custody and will appear at Manchester and Salford Magistrates Court today, Monday 13 June 2016.
Main image: Andy Pratt
