Mystery surrounds grim discovery of body covered in 'potentially hazardous' substances
Mystery continues to surround the grim discovery of a dumped body on a street near Lancashire covered in “potentially hazardous” substances.
A cordon remains in place today and murder squad detectives are investigating. A tent erected after the incident is still in place between two houses and next to a clearing that leads to grassland,Speaking after the discovery, Detective Superintendent Alan Clitherow, of Greater Manchester Police, said the identity and sex of the person will be confirmed once a Home Office post-mortem is held after the body, covered by a white and yellow police tent, has been removed from the scene, the M.E.
Mr Clitherow said members of the public should not be alarmed if they see officers wearing protective clothing to remove the body, saying this is “purely precautionary”. The body was found on Kilburn Avenue on rough ground between neighbouring houses, which leads to a dirt track and open fields.
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