The man was taken to hospital but later died 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.
Three people – the householder, his son and son’s girlfriend – have been arrested.
Police have put up a 100m cordon around the terrace house in Pendlebury, which backs on to open scrubland.
Greater Manchester Police said the investigation was still in its early stages and further details would be released later.
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