Police investigation sparked after woman's body found in Burnage

She is yet to be identified

Author: Liam ArrowsmithPublished 6th May 2025

A police investigation is underway in south Manchester, after a woman's body was found near to the site of a former cricket club.

Officers were called to Brookthorpe Avenue in Burnage at around 15:00BST on Monday (05 April).

The woman has not yet been identified, and a post-mortem has been ordered.

Greater Manchester Police have not confirmed if the woman's death is being treated as suspicious.

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