Chief Constable Hits out at Headline
GMP Chief Constable Ian Hopkins slams newspaper headline labelling Rochdale a 'Sex-grooming Town'.
The Chief Constable of Greater Manchester Police has written a letter to 'The Times' newspaper after they published a headline calling Rochdale a 'Sex-Grooming Town'.
The article was in relation in to the murder of former Imam Jalal Uddin.
After a huge backlash on social media Mr Hopkins sent a letter to the paper's Editor demanding an explanation:
WATCH: Our Chief Reporter Michelle Livesey speaking to CC Ian Hopkins at GMP HQ this morning:
An investigations into the 56-year-old's death is continuing.
Dobir Miah, Chief Officer for the Rochdale Council of Mosques said: "GMP are working closely with the Rochdale Council of Mosques and we remain in contact with police to offer any assistance to the investigation. "We would like to urge people to please remain calm and be reassured that everything possible is being done to find out what has happened. "Nothing has been said that suggests there is an immediate threat to people doing their day to day activities."