Schoolboy charged with murder as 15-year-old stabbed in ‘large-scale disturbance’

A 15-year-old schoolboy will appear in court after being charged with murder – as the victim’s family reflect on the ‘difficult’ reality of losing their ‘loyal’ son

A schoolboy is being charged with murder after a 15-year-old was stabbed to death in a “large-scale disturbance”. Mohanad Abdullaahi Goobe was knifed near Moss Lane East and Monton Street in Manchester on Monday afternoon, according to authorities.

Greater Manchester Police said they identified a “potentially linked” incident at Whitworth Park about half an hour before the stabbing. The force referred its response to the first incident to the Independent Office for Police Conduct.

Chief Superintendent David Meeney 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.”

The suspect, who cannot be named for legal reasons, will appear before Manchester Magistrates’ Court today (September 20), according to the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS).

Howard Gough of 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.

“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.”

Mohanad’s family previously said the teen’s life had been “cut tragically short”. They said: “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.

“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.”

Mohanad’s relatives said he was “quick to laugh, easy to love, with a ready smile”. They said: “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”.

Anyone with information is urged to contact the police on 101, quoting log 2327 of 16/09/25, or anonymously through Crimestoppers on 0800 555111.

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