A 13-year-old-girl is fighting for her life after a stabbing attack in which her father died.
The man who is understood to have launched the knife attack in Moston, northeast Manchester, died of knife wounds a short time later after driving a car into the side of a nearby pub.
Police found the seriously injured girl after 10pm on Sunday at a house where the body of her 41-year-old father, who had been stabbed, was also discovered.
He has been named locally as Robert Jackson, while his daughter, Aisha, is also thought to have suffered knife wounds.
Neighbours in Moston heaped praise on Robert Jackson and his daughter Neighbours said Mr Jackson was separated from Aisha's mother and that the teenager was visiting him when the attack happened.
Less than three hours later, officers were called to Watfield Walk in Harpurhey, a two-mile drive away, after reports that a man had threatened a car owner with a knife before stealing the vehicle.
The car was then seen by police near Rochdale Road and the 34-year-old driver drove it into the side of the Alliance Inn pub as officers approached.
Wall damage to the Alliance Inn, which the suspected knifeman crashed into He was taken to hospital suffering from a stab wound and injuries from the crash but died a short time later.
Mr Jackson's neighbour Clare Calvert told Sky News: "He was the nicest bloke you'd ever meet ... He'd bend over backwards to help anybody - (he) wouldn't hurt a fly."
She described Aisha as "lovely".
Flowers are left at the house in Moston Forensics officers are at the scene of the attack, where an area around the house in Delta Walk has been sealed off. Flowers have been left at the scene.
Sky's Nick Martin, who is in Moston, said the two men were known to each other:
He said: "The priority now will be to ensure that the girl pulls through - she will have critical information about the events that played out here."
The attack happened a two-mile drive from where the stolen car was crashed Detective Superintendent Simon Barraclough, of Greater Manchester Police, said: "We are in the very early stages of our inquiries and are piecing together the circumstances that led to two men losing their lives and a 13-year-old girl fighting for her life in hospital.
"Obviously the community will be shocked as to what has happened but we can say we do not believe anyone else was involved and are not looking for anyone else in relation to this incident."
Anyone with information can call police on 101 or Crimestoppers, anonymously, on 0800 555 111.
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