Danielle Richardson, 24, was killed in a Manchester flat. A blood-soaked man was reportedly seen leaping out of the window
A man has been charged with murder after a 24-year-old mother was stabbed to death.
Michael Marler, 37, of Brideoak, Oldham, will appear at Manchester City Magistrates Court today after Danielle Richardson was stabbed to death in a second-floor Manchester flat on Tuesday.
A blood-soaked man was allegedly seen leaping out of the window onto a car below.
Ms Richardson, from Oldham, died from stab wounds following an attack in the Ancoats area of the city.
Mr Marler also faces charges of attempted robbery and a section 39 assault. He faces three counts of damaging to motor vehicles.
Before Ms Richardson was found dead, witnesses reported seeing a ‘blood-soaked’ man leap from the Shush Apartments, on Swan Street, at around 7.40am on Tuesday morning.
He allegedly jumped from a second-storey window and landed on a Hyundai i30, which was being parked up on the road by a family.
Ben Sheridan, 28, was travelling inside the car with his mother Lynn and dad, Peter, when they were allegedly attacked by the man after he plunged 40ft from a second-floor apartment.
Police were called to reports that a man had jumped from a second storey flat window in Ancoats in Manchester
Bloodstains remain visible on the windows of an apartment block at the scene
A man covered in blood reportedly jumped from a window on to this car (pictured) and attacked the family inside it before running down the road in Manchester assaulting pedestrians
The family from Radcliffe, Greater Manchester, had just parked up and were preparing to go to work when they felt a huge bang on the roof and realised a man had fallen from the window above.
They initially jumped out to help him but they say the man started to attack them.
Ben, 28, a web developer, said: ‘A guy jumped out of the window onto our car, tried to steal it and then he’s run off. He attacked a few other people and then smashed a few other cars up as well.
‘Our car crumpled and we just tried to help him to see if he was all right.
‘I tried to call the police and was a bit panicky and then he just tried to jump in the car from the passenger side as we were getting ready to leave.
‘He hit my mum a couple of times. She is being checked by paramedics but is fine.
‘He was off his head on something, covered in blood and those windows are as well. He kept shouting a name like Tim but I was fumbling trying to call the police.’
His father added: ‘It’s the first time I’ve ever had to fight. My wife has a huge lump on her face. We are all very shaken up.’
Ben Sheridan (pictured) was travelling inside the car with his mother Lynn and father, Peter, when they were allegedly attacked. The family had just parked up and were preparing to go to work when they felt a huge bang on the roof and realised a man had fallen from the window above
The suspect is then said to have run down the street, reportedly assaulting other people before eventually being ‘pinned to the ground by officers covered in blood’
The badly damaged black Hyundai is still at the scene and this white car seen further down the street was also damaged
Mr Sheridan said the man then ran down the street, smashing the window of another car with his hands and ‘assaulting people’.
Greater Manchester Police say three other people were also attacked.
Police arrived and pinned a man to the ground before arresting him.
When officers went to the Shush Apartment flat, Ms Richardson was found dead.
A Home Office post-mortem examination has confirmed she died from multiple stab wounds.
A jacket and a fire extinguisher are next to the car under the window from which the man reportedly jumped
Senior Investigating Officer Andy Butterworth, of GMP’s Major Incident team, said: ‘This was a horrific attack on an innocent woman and we have a team of specialist officers supporting her family at what is understandably a very difficult time.
‘Our investigation is currently ongoing and a scene remains in place on Swan Street so you will see officers in the area.
‘I would continue to urge anyone with any information to please get in touch so that we can continue to build a picture of what happened yesterday morning.’
Anyone with any information is asked to call police on 101, quoting reference number 327 of February 13.
Reports can also be made to Crimestoppers, anonymously, on 0800 555 111.
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