Police are trying to trace three people who were with Mr Bennell A burglar stabbed to death after an attempted break-in at a house in Salford, was on police bail for another suspected burglary, it has emerged.
John Leonard Bennell, 27, from Hyde, had been arrested by police in Tamworth, Staffs, earlier this month.Householder Peter Flanagan, 57, who was arrested on suspicion of Mr Bennell's attempted murder remains in custody.
Mr Flanagan's 27-year-old son and his son's 21-year-old girlfriend have been released without charge.
Four masked men attempted to get into a house in Ethel Avenue before midnight on Wednesday.
Mr Bennell is believed to have been carried away by the other intruders as they fled, before being left in a road.
Police said Mr Bennell was found on Hospital Road in Pendlebury and died a short time later.
The three people with him at the time of the incident have yet to be traced, police said.
Ch Supt Kevin Mulligan, of Greater Manchester Police, has urged anyone who knows of their whereabouts, to contact detectives.
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