A primary school in Moston was placed on lockdown Wednesday afternoon after reports of a man with a knife. Parents arrived to pick up their children and found armed police and locked gates. The suspect was later arrested on suspicion of attempted assault.
A school was put on lockdown with armed police called on Wednesday afternoon (January 22). Police and armed officers were seen arriving at Lilly Lane Primary School in Moston at around 3pm. Parents have said they turned up to collect their children to see police swarming the area and to find the gates locked. One mum said she was 'panicking' with another 'terrified'. Police confirmed they were called to reports of a man with a knife at the primary school.
Armed officers attended and the school was put into lockdown as a precaution. Members of school staff could be seen speaking to parents through the gates with scores of people stood at the roadside waiting outside for what parents have said was around 45 minutes. It is understood the suspect had also attempted to stab an adult victim with the knife, and was later arrested on suspicion of attempted assault. It is thought the blade was pulled out on a parent collecting their child after an 'altercation' in the school playground. One mum said: 'My partner had gone to pick my daughter up from school and he was gone for ages. He came back saying they wouldn't let her or the students out and that the police were there. 'I got there and there were armed police and everything. The gates were locked, the school was on lockdown and they weren't letting anyone in or out.' 'There were hundreds of parents all waiting outside and we were all locked out. I was panicking and asking what was going on, and that I wanted my daughter. I was screaming that my child was locked in, and they just kept telling us all the children were safe.' Another mum, who was locked outside the front gates, added: 'When I arrived all the gates were locked and there were teachers all over the playground. 'Loads of police turned up and there were armed officers in reception. I was terrified, especially not having any proper information from the school.' A 20-year-old man was later arrested on suspicion of attempted assault and taken into custody. Investigations are ongoing. A Greater Manchester Police spokesperson said: 'Officers were called to reports of a man with a knife at a primary school on Kenyon Lane in Moston at around 3pm this afternoon (Thursday 22 January 2025). 'Armed officers quickly attended the school and as a precaution, the school was put into lockdown. Thankfully, no one was injured A 20-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of attempted assault. Enquiries into the incident remain ongoing.
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