Man questioned on suspicion of murder in South Manchester

A man died in suspicious circumstances over the weekend

Author: Abi SimpsonPublished 26th Sep 2022

Police say they are continuing to question a man arrested on suspicion of murder in South Manchester over the weekend.

A 22 year-old man is in custody after officers were called to a property on Beverly Road at around 6.40pm on Saturday 24th September.

Police were called by the ambulance service to reports a 42 year-old man had died in suspicious circumstances.

His family have been informed and are being supported by specially trained officers.

Police say a dedicated team from the Major Incident Team are investigating.

Detective Inspector Mark Davis, of our Major Incident Team, said: “We’ve been carrying out many enquiries in the area and I would like to appeal for anyone with information to contact the police.

“That said, our investigation so far has strongly indicated that this is a tragic but isolated incident inside the property, with no risk to the wider community.

“We will have local officers patrolling the area and continuing with our enquiries in the coming days and anyone with information should speak to our officers or contact us via 101 quoting incident 2692 of 24/09/2022.

“Details can be passed anonymously to the independent charity Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.”

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