Three men have been arrested on suspicion of murder after the body of a 43-year-old woman was found at a house in Bolton.
Police were called by the ambulance service following a report of a sudden death at 3.50am on Monday. Officers attended and discovered the woman’s body.
Three men, aged 52, 49 and 26, are in custody for questioning, police said. The woman has yet to be formally identified and a postmortem is due to take place later on Monday.
DI Joanne Rawlinson, of Greater Manchester police, said: “I have no doubt residents living nearby will be very upset and concerned on hearing the news this morning. I would like to reassure them by confirming that we have responded swiftly and three arrests have been made.
“We are in the very early stages of our enquiries and the circumstances in which this woman died are as yet unknown.
“I would very much like to hear from anyone who may have heard something or witnessed something either on Sunday or in the early hours of Monday morning on Eckersley Road or nearby.”
Anyone with information should phone police on 101 or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.
