Man found injured in South Street has died

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Man found injured in South Street has died

A man who was found injured in Rochdale has died.

Shortly before 9.00pm on Thursday 18 February 2016, police were called by paramedics to a play area at the end of South Street in Wardleworth, Rochdale, following reports that a man had been found injured.

Officers attended and found that a middle aged man had suffered a serious head injury.

He was taken to hospital but sadly died a short time later.

Enquiries are ongoing to identify the man and establish the circumstances surrounding how he came to be injured.

A Home Office post-mortem examination is due to be carried out.

Superintendent Mark Smith from Greater Manchester Police said: "A man has sadly died after being found injured by passing members of the public, and we are now doing all we can to try and identify who he is, so we can speak with and support this man's family.

Our investigation is at an early stage but we are keen to hear from anyone who may have been in the area near to the children's play area in Wardle this Thursday evening, as we work to establish how this man came to suffer his head injury.

"We know local people will be worried when they hear news of what has happened and we have extra patrols in place to try and reassure the community. We are asking people to speak with officers if they saw, heard or know anything that can assist this investigation."

Anyone with information is asked to contact officers at Rochdale police station on 101, or alternatively you can pass information to the police in confidence by calling Crimestoppers, anonymously, on 0800 555 111.