Police issue update after road taped off for hours

Officers were called to Worcester Street at around 4.30pm on the evening of Saturday, May 24.

The pedestrianised street is just off from Halliwell Road and a police cordon was put on place where it intersects with Back Clyde Street.

(Image: Phil Taylor)

The cordon was just metres from the main road and crime scene investigators parked at one side as they inspected the scene.

Investigators stayed to collect evidence until around 9pm – and passer-bys were advised they would have to find another way down the street.

Another police officer arrived at around 8pm to assist them.

The relatively small cordon had two police cars on one side and a CSI van on the other.

A spokesperson for Greater Manchester Police (GMP) said that three men and a woman have been arrested on suspicion of affray.

Investigators collected evidence at the scene (Image: Phil Taylor)

They also said that a woman in her 50s had been assaulted and was treated at hospital.

A spokesperson for Greater Manchester Police (GMP) said: “Police were called at around 4.30pm.

“A woman in her 50s was assaulted. Three men and a woman were arrested on suspicion of affray.”

The woman, police say, was treated in hospital for her injuries.

The cordon caused concern among local residents.

One resident said: “The police will not tell me anything and of course I’m worried after I seeing the cordon.”

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Another resident said that they heard “yelling” and saw a fight break out involving a group of people.

There was early speculation that the incident was a result of a confrontation – a fact that police have now confirmed.

The cordon was lifted at around 9pm.

Source – INDIA TV