Police erected a cordon around Eccles Parish Churchyard after reports that a man thought to be in his early twenties had been stabbed in the leg at around 7:25pm on Tuesday 14th June.
Eyewitnesses claim that the man was taken to hospital for treatment after being treated at the scene.
It is currently unknown as to the severity of his condition but is believed to be serious.
The whole churchyard was cordoned off with police focusing their searches around a bicycle which has been left on the footpath which cuts through it.
The same churchyard was previously the scene of another stabbing which happened on Monday 6th June, during which a man was slashed with a knife leaving him requiring 20 stitches.
Anthony Leather aged 46-years-old, of Southway, Eccles, made an appearance at Manchester magistrates' court on Monday after he was charged with wounding with intent to cause grievous bodily harm and possession of a knife.
The case was adjourned until July 18 at Manchester Crown Court.
It is unclear as yet if the incidents are related.
A GMP spokesperson, said:
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"At around 7.25pm on 14/06/22, police were called a report of a male stabbed on Church Street, Eccles. Officers have attended and established that a male had sustained injuries and was subsequently taken to hospital.
"A full investigation is now being conducted."
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