Neighbours speak of sadness at death of ‘lovely man' found dead at house as murder probe launched
Neighbours have spoken of their sadness following the death of a 'lovely man' found dead at a house in Prestwich as a murder probe was launched.
The man, aged 74, was found dead at his home address on Butterstile Lane last Thursday (March 13). Following investigations and a Home Office post mortem, the injuries he sustained were deemed to have been suspicious.
On Tuesday, March 18, at around 7pm, a 70-year-old woman was arrested on suspicion of murder.
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On Butterstile Lane on Wednesday, a police car remained at the scene with a house cordoned off. Throughout the day crime scene investigators remained at the scene and were seen using a LiDAR Scanner.
One neighbour said the police arrived late on Tuesday night. 'I understand there was a death,' he said.
'He was a lovely man, but I didn't know him that well. I'm not sure what happened but they were all here and they've been here all this morning too.'
Another neighbour said that the man died last Thursday. 'It's an unexplained death, that's what the police told us,' she said.
'A black police car arrived last night. They've been going round to people's doors and asking about what happened.'
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Detective Inspector Alex Wilkinson from GMP's Major Incident Team said; 'We understand the concern this news will raise within Bury that we have launched a murder investigation, but I would like to reassure the local community our initial enquiries suggest it is a contained incident with no wider threat to the public.
'As part of our investigation we must follow strict procedure and ensure we obtain as much evidence as possible to understand more about what happened which has sadly led to an elderly man losing their life.'
Anyone with information is asked to call 101 direct quoting incident 1771 of 13/03/2025. Alternatively, details can be passed on anonymously to Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.
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