The body of a man found on a playing field has triggered a murder inquiry. Today forensic officers were working on a verge on the edge of sports fields at Broughton Rugby and Cricket Club in Higher Broughton.
Two blue tents have been erected at the location which is behind a property on Great Cheetham Street West. The property itself has also been examined by the officers.
The Manchester Evening News understands the dead man, is believed to be aged 43, and from Eccles but no formal identification has yet taken place.
Police were alerted at around 2.35am on Thursday 7 December 2023, and officers attended a property on Great Cheetham Street West and found a body of a man after searching the surrounding area of the property.
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