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A man who nearly died during a New Year's Eve knife fight has been jailed for killing his rival, stabbing him through the heart in a bitter row in the street.

Hassan Suliman, 31, fatally knifed 38-year-old Alberto Ursu on the street in Rochdale after a family gathering. He was accused of murder, but was acquitted and instead found guilty of manslaughter following a trial at Manchester Crown Court in September.

The trial heard that the killing followed after a boozy family party to bring in 2025. Suliman and Mr Ursu were at a gathering at a home on Essex Street but Suliman left, walked outside and 'attacked a random member of the public' - a man who had been walking past the house. People inside, including Mr Ursu, went outside to 'try and calm things down', the trial h

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