Police
were called to an address in Makinson Avenue, Hindley, on Thursday afternoon to
find the 42-year-old with knife wounds to the chest. She was rushed to hospital
but doctors were unable to save her. A 51-year-old man has since been arrested
on suspicion of murdering the as-yet-unnamed woman and remains in police
custody for questioning. Police say they are not currently looking for anyone
else in respect of this matter. Det Sgt Nigel Rigby, of GMP’s Wigan borough,
said: “This is a tragic incident where a woman has lost her life. “My thoughts
and condolences are with her family and specialist officer are providing
support to them at this traumatic time. “We have one man in custody but our
investigation continues and I would urge anybody with information to contact
the police.”
Emergency services were called to Makinson
Avenue at 3.45pm on Thursday after receiving reports of an incident. Anyone
with information should call police on 101, quoting incident number 1411 of
06/10/16, or Crimestoppers, anonymously, on 0800 555111.
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A murder investigation has been launched after a woman was stabbed to death at a Wigan home.
Read more at: http://www.wigantoday.net/news/local/murder-investigation-after-woman-stabbed-to-death-1-8168739
A murder investigation has been launched after a woman was stabbed to death at a Wigan home.
Read more at: http://www.wigantoday.net/news/local/murder-investigation-after-woman-stabbed-to-death-1-8168739
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