Man charged after stabbings in Arndale shopping centre

Three people were injured in the attack in October 2019

The scene outside the Arndale Shopping Centre in October 2019
Author: Ellie LinfordPublished 9th Jun 2021

A man has been charged with wounding three people and attempting to wound two others at the Arndale shopping centre, Manchester, in October 2019.

42-year-old Raphael Chevelleau has been charged with three counts of section 18 assault and two counts of attempted wounding relating to four women and one man - aged between 21 and 60.

He remains detained under the Mental Health Act and is due to appear at Manchester Magistrates' Court on Friday 11 June.

On Friday 11 October 2019, police were called to reports of people being stabbed at the Arndale centre.

Three people were injured.