A 15-year-old boy has been charged with murder after a teenager was stabbed to death in a ‘disturbance involving a number of people’.
Mohanad Abdullaahi Goobe died following the alleged attack near a church on Monton Street in Manchester at 4.30pm on Monday.
He was found with stab wounds and was treated at the scene and in hospital before tragically being pronounced dead.
In an update on Friday evening, police said they had identified a potentially linked prior incident at Whitworth Park, around half an hour before the alleged attack.
Greater Manchester Police have made a mandatory referral to the Independent Office for Police Conduct for their response to this incident.
The suspect, who cannot be named for legal reasons, was arrested earlier this week.
He will appear at Manchester Magistrates’ Court on Saturday, according to the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS).
Howard Gough from the CPS said: ‘The Crown Prosecution Service has decided to prosecute a 15-year-old boy for murder following a police investigation into a large-scale disturbance on September 15, 2025 on Monton Street, near Whitworth Park in Moston.
Mohanad Abdullaahi Goobe, 15, has been named as the teen who was stabbed to death on Monday
‘Our prosecutors have worked to establish that there is sufficient evidence to bring the case to trial and that it is in the public interest to pursue criminal proceedings.
‘We have worked closely with Greater Manchester Police as they carried out their investigation.’
In a tribute, Mohanad’s family said: ‘Mohanad was our 15-year-old son, and a younger sibling to his sister and brother.
‘Mohanad was the baby of the family, he was quick to laugh, easy to love, with a ready smile.
‘Our son had an uncanny ability to make you laugh, making it sometimes difficult to be serious with him.
‘Mohanad had many friends, he was loyal and often played the class clown, simply to see them laugh.
‘Mohanad’s life has been cut tragically short, it is difficult to comprehend that seeing your son head off for school in the morning, would be the last time that we would see that handsome face.
Pictured: An image from the scene in Manchester following the stabbing
‘Mohanad deserves to be remembered for the young man who was loved by his family, and loved big in return, not as the boy whose life was taken with no thought or reason.
‘We will not allow his name to be known as yet another statistic in the rise of knife crime.
‘Remember Mohanad with love in your heart and a kind word on your lips.’
Chief Superintendent David Meeney, from Greater Manchester Police, said: ‘Our thoughts remain with Mohanad’s family at this time and we are focused on getting all the answers for them.
‘As a result of prior contact before Mohanad’s death, we have made a mandatory referral to the IOPC. We have kept the family updated and continue to support them.
‘Our investigators have been working around the clock and during this investigation we have undertaken several warrants in relation to this incident as part of our commitment to getting justice for Mohanad and his family.
‘Our Major Incident Portal remains open and we are keen for anyone who has information relation to this incident to please come forward.’
