Overview
- Officers were called to Hargreaves House on Ormrod Street and found a 75-year-old man dead at about 8am on Friday.
- A 49-year-old woman was arrested on suspicion of murder, later named by police as Samantha Nuttall, charged and remanded to appear at Manchester and Salford Magistrates’ Court.
- Greater Manchester Police’s Major Incident Team is leading the inquiry and has appealed for CCTV, mobile phone footage and witness information through its public portal, 101 and Crimestoppers.
- Crime-scene investigators cordoned sections of the block and residents reported feeling unsafe after a visible police presence at the town-centre flats.
- Police say the victim’s next of kin have been informed and are being supported by specialist officers as prosecutors prepare the case for possible transfer to Crown Court.