Rochdale murder victim officially named as 21-year-old Liam Richardson

Liam's body was found at an address on Industry Road earlier this month

Author: Dan DaviesPublished 12th Oct 2022

A man who was murdered in Rochdale earlier this month has been officially named as 21-year-old Liam Richardson, from Middleton.

His body was found at an address on Industry Road in the early hours of 3 October, following reports of a disturbance at the property.

A second incident occurred at around 04:00am the same morning on Norton Road, followed by a third incident at 06:26am on Gale Street,where the suspect was arrested.

Since then, Kieron Oldham, 36, has been charged with Liam’s murder, as well as affray and two counts of false imprisonment. He has been remanded in custody and will appear at Manchester Crown Court in March next year.

Police are now appealing for anyone who was in the area at the time of the three incidents, to get in touch.

Detective Inspector Rachel Smith, from Greater Manchester Police, said: “We are appealing for anyone with any information to come forward to help with our investigation.

“This includes CCTV, dashcam, Ring doorbell and mobile phone footage that may have captured any of these incidents. The Major Incident Team can be contacted on 0161 856 8751 or you can contact the independent charity, Crimestoppers, on 0800 555 111.

“You can also click this link Public Portal (mipp.police.uk) to upload anything you feel may be relevant.

“We would also like to express that our thoughts are with Liam’s family and friends at this sad time, and we are asking that their privacy is respected to allow them the time to grieve and come to terms with their huge loss.”

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