Off-duty officers helped arrest a man after a 17-year-old suffered injuries in an assault.

The teenage boy suffered injuries not believed to be life-threatening during an assault at Manchester Victoria Station, on the morning of Friday, May 19.

An 18-year-old was arrested on suspicion of a section 18 assault.

He is currently being held in custody.

There were approximately a dozen off-duty officers on a group trip at the station at around 10.45am, but they were quick to action after witnessing the assault, detaining the man and awaiting backup from on-duty colleagues.

The Bolton News:

The officers, from branches including the city of Manchester district and specialist operations units, managed to file their reports before continuing their day out.

Sergeant Kam Hare, from Greater Manchester Police’s City of Manchester district, said: “This incident shows how dedicated our officers are to their jobs. They truly are on-duty 24/7 and will do whatever they can to help keep the streets of Greater Manchester safe.

“The officers showed the highest level of professionalism and managed to bring the incident to a close almost immediately.”

Anyone with information can contact police on 101 quoting log number 1060 of 19/5/23.

Information can also be shared anonymously via the independent charity – Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.