Four men have been jailed for a total of 63 months for the part they played in a violent altercation outside a shop in Moston in April this year.
All the defendants pleaded guilty to the charges they faced and were convicted earlier this month following a hearing at Manchester Crown Court
Mason Dean aged 19 of Upper West Grove, Manchester, was sentenced for 24 months for affray and possession of a blade.
Cameron Wilson aged 21 of no fixed abode, was sentenced to 20 months for affray and possession of a blade.
Brandon Dean aged 23 Â Droylsden Road, Miles Platting, was sentenced to ten months for affray.
At an earlier hearing on 30 May 2025 another defendant, aged 20, from Harpurhey, Manchester received a nine-month prison sentence and a 12-month suspended sentence after he was convicted of possessing a bladed article in a public place.
The court heard how, on 11 April, two opposing groups got into a machete-wielding clash outside a shop on Nigel Road, Moston, after seemingly going about their business inside the shop just moments prior.
CCTV captured the men entering the shop at separate times but calmly go about their business. Once outside, words were exchanged and one of the groups walks off.
More words were exchanged from a distance which leads to both groups coming towards each other outside the shop. Wilson produces a machete from his waistband which then leads to a frenzy of action and all four men produce their own machetes within seconds.
The footage shows the men running around the street wielding the machetes and one man throwing a bottle at the other group.
The footage goes out of shot but ends with the groups running in separate directions.
Luckily no one was seriously harmed with only one man suffering superficial injuries.
The incident happened in at midday in broad daylight and left witnesses feeling distressed.
Detective Inspector, Kathryn McKeown, said: “This sentence sees four incredibly violent and dangerous men taken off our streets. Running around in broad daylight attempting to attack each other with machetes is shocking and frightening for residents going about their everyday life.
“This knife-wielding frenzy could have resulted in someone losing their life and has no place whatsoever on our streets.
“We reviewed the CCTV footage extensively which categorically places all four men at the scene.
“Our work tackling knife-enabled crime in Moston and the rest of Greater Manchester will continue as we strive to remove these dangerous individuals from our streets.
“I hope these convictions provide some reassurance to residents that we take these incidents incredibly seriously and will pursue offenders relentlessly.
