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Manchester Evening News
Manchester Evening News
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Mark Richardson

Girl, 16, found dead at house in Bolton

A teenage girl has died after she was found dead.

Police were called by paramedics to a house on Crossdale Road, Breightmet, Bolton , shortly after 3pm this afternoon.

The 16-year-old was pronounced dead at the scene, police confirmed.

A police spokesman said the girl’s death was not being treated as suspicious.

A file of evidence is now expected to be drawn up and handed over to a coroner.

The house was sealed off by police for initial investigations and officers were stood on guard outside.

In a statement, GMP said: “At 3.05pm, police were called by the ambulance following reports the body of a girl had been found at a house on Crossdale Road, Breightmet.

“Officers attended and a 16-year-old girl was pronounced dead at the scene. At this stage, there are not believed to be any suspicious circumstances surrounding her death.”

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