CCTV image released of last movements of man that was murdered in Rochdale

CCTV image released

Detectives have released a CCTV image of John Rimmer’s last known movements in Rochdale. 
  
54 year-old John Rimmer, was admitted to hospital around 8.40pm on Wednesday 4 September 2019 with serious head injuries and police were later notified by hospital staff. 
  
He sadly passed away two days later (Friday 6th September) from his injuries. 
  
A 44-year-old man was arrested on Thursday 12th September on suspicion of murder.

He remains in custody for questioning. 
  
A 42-year-old man and a 59-year-old woman - who were previously arrested as part of this investigation - were re-arrested this weekend on suspicion of assisting an offender. They also remain in custody for questioning. 
  
Detectives are continuing to appeal for information and have released a CCTV image of the last known sighting of John. 
  
He was last seen at around 4.45pm on Wednesday afternoon on Hogarth Road in Kirkholt. 
  
Detective Chief Inspector Colin Larkin, of GMP’s Major Incident Team, said, “A man has lost his life and a family have been left devastated by this incident and we’re doing all we can to establish what happened to John on Wednesday evening. 
  
“Whilst we’ve got three people in custody who will be questioned by my team this afternoon, our enquiries are very much ongoing and I’d urge anyone that was in the Kirkholt area on Wednesday afternoon and evening to take a good look at this picture and think back to whether they saw John. 
  
“You might have seen him and not realise that it’s relevant to our investigation but please come forward and let us make that assessment. Please get in touch with us if you think you saw John as it could really help us piece together what happened and provide his family with some answers.” 

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