People living near the apartments in Gorse Bank are used to seeing emergency services through their windows. Sirens and blue flashing lights barely raise an eyebrow.
So, when police, firefighters and paramedics arrived yesterday afternoon, for some residents there was a weary sadness - but not surprise.
The area has been plagued by drug-related issues and anti-social behaviour. But as Wednesday afternoon turned into evening, it became clear this was something different. READ MOREThree men arrested on suspicion of rape and murder after death of woman in Bury And as the number of police grew and the cordon tape came out to surround a set of apartments, it soon became clear that what had happened was out of the ordinary.
The tragic death of a young woman has today rocked the community. A large cordon remains in place outside a set of apartments this evening, after a 36-year-old lost her life.
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