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Attempted murder charge after tram stop attack

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The victim suffered a head injury in the daytime attack at West Didsbury tram station

A woman has been charged with attempted murder following an attack on another woman at a tram stop in Manchester.

The victim, in her 30s, suffered a laceration to her head in the assault at West Didsbury tram station on Lapwing Lane at about 11:45 GMT on Wednesday.

Keida Finlayson, 25, of Victoria Crescent, Manchester, has been charged with attempted murder and assault for an unrelated incident.

She has been remanded in custody and is due to appear at Manchester and Salford Magistrates' Court on Monday.

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