 officers were called to the scene near to the Thorley Lane bridge at junction five at around 2.40am on Monday, July 31. Emergency calls reported a concern for welfare but by the time responders arrived they found a woman had died. Her death is not being treated as suspicious. She has been described her as being white and around 5ft 3in tall, with shoulder-length mousey brown hair that is straight and greying in places. Police believe her to be aged between 40s and 60s. She was wearing pink nail varnish and dark clothing. She had pink and brown tortoise-shell glasses and a number of items of jewellery. Police have now released pictures of some of the personal items including a necklace with the letter J on, earrings and bracelet, the woman was wearing at the time of the incident. Detective Sergeant Steven Rogers, of GMP's Trafford district, said: 'We are continuing our work to identify the woman and we hope that these new photos may help jog people's memories and assist with our work. We will use everything available to us as we carry on with our enquiries to unite this woman with her next-of-kin. We are still appealing for information and ask anyone who may know something to please get in touch.' Anyone with any information is asked to contact police on 101 or 0161 856 7527, quoting log number 280 of 31/7/23. You can also report information at www.gmp.police.uk. You can also contact Crimestoppers, anonymously, on 0800 555 111.){kind=link}
Detectives from Greater Manchester Police have no idea who a woman found dead on the M56 near Manchester Airport last month is after appeals failed to provide any information
A woman who died on the M56 near Manchester Airport is yet to be identified over a week later.
Detectives are appealing to the public for a second time so her family can be contacted. Photos of the various items of jewellery she was wearing have been released in a bid to jog people’s memories.
Greater Manchester Police (GMP) officers were called to the scene near to the Thorley Lane bridge at junction five at around 2.40am on Monday, July 31.
Emergency calls reported a concern for welfare but by the time responders arrived they found a woman had died. Her death is not being treated as suspicious.