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Ashlie Blakey

Manslaughter arrests update after human remains found at Oldham mill

Two people arrested on suspicion of manslaughter after the remains of four people were discovered at a mill in Oldham have been released on bail.

The two suspects were detained by officers after warrants were carried out yesterday morning (Thursday). They were arrested on suspicion of manslaughter, as well as for drugs and organised crime offences.

Both were held in custody and quizzed by detectives. In an update issued this morning, a Greater Manchester Police spokesperson said: "The two people arrested on suspicion of manslaughter, drugs and organised crime offences have now been bailed."

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The remains of four separate victims have now been uncovered at the site on Bower Street, following a devastating blaze at the mill in May. Partial human remains have been identified, through fingerprint analysis, as belonging to Uoc Van Nguyen from northern Vietnam.

The 31-year-old's remains were discovered on July 28 - five days after a first set of human remains were discovered by demolition workers at the Bismark House Mill. Uoc Van Nguyen was reported missing to police on Thursday, July 21, along with three other Vietnamese nationals - Cuong Van Chu, 39, Duong Van Nguyen, 29, and 21-year-old Nam Thanh Le.

Clockwise from top left: Uoc Van Nguyen; Nam Thanh Le; Coung Van Chu; Duong Van Nguyen (MANCHESTER EVENING NEWS)

Police believe they may have also been inside the mill at the time of the fire, despite crews at the time believing that nobody was inside. A major incident was declared by police and an investigation is continuing.

An inquest opening into the death of Uoc Van Nguyen heard how specialist officers were able to obtain fingerprints from his body which matched with an immigration and asylum database - prompting his formal identification. It is understood that he had kept in touch with his wife, named by Senior Coroner Joanne Kearsley as Tran Thi Huy, and told her he was in a mill.

Anyone with information should contact Greater Manchester Police via 101. International callers can contact GMP via +441618725050. Information can also be submitted in English or Vietnamese via the Major Incident Public Portal: Public Portal ( mipp.police.uk ).

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