Body found in flats

A POLICE investigation has been launched after a man’s body was found at a block of flats.

Officers were alerted to flats on Middleton Road, Chadderton, following reports of a concern for a man’s welfare just before 4.10pm yesterday.

When police attended, they discovered the body of a 44-year-old man.

A post-mortem was due to take place later today to establish the cause of death.