A 13-year-old-girl is fighting for her life after a stabbing attack in which a man believed to be 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 a 41-year-old man, who had been stabbed, was also discovered.
He has been named locally as Robert Jackson, while the girl said to be his daughter, Aisha, is also thought to have suffered knife wounds.
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 and stole a vehicle.
The vehicle was then seen by police near Rochdale Road. The 34-year-old driver drove the car into the side of the Alliance Inn pub when officers approached.
He was taken to hospital suffering from a stab wound and injuries consistent with a crash but died a short time later.
No one else was injured.
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, wouldn't hurt a fly."
She described Aisha as "lovely".
Forensics officers are at the scene of the attack in Moston, where an area around Delta Walk has been sealed off.
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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