A post-mortem has taken place
10:16, 11 Nov 2025Updated 10:17, 11 Nov 2025
Police at the scene last Tuesday evening(Image: submitted)
Police have issued a major update one week after a woman was found dead on a Trafford estate.
Officers attended Forsythia Walk, in Partington, last Tuesday evening (November 4) following concerns for a person’s welfare.
Greater Manchester Police said a woman in her 40s was sadly found dead at the scene.
Her death was being treated as unexplained and an investigation has been taking place.
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In an update issued this morning (Tuesday, November 11), GMP says a Home Office post-mortem has taken place following the woman’s death.
The results of the post-mortem are inconclusive, GMP says. Enquiries remain ongoing following the post-mortem.
At least three GMP vehicles were seen parked close to the scene last Tuesday evening, plus an ambulance.
Officers remained in attendance nearby on Wednesday.
Police remained on the estate the following morning(Image: submitted)
Neighbours told the Manchester Evening News of their shock after news of the woman’s death emerged last week.
They described the woman as someone who ‘kept herself to herself’ but ‘was nice’. She has not yet been named publicly.
One resident described the news as ‘really awful’, while a second added: “Awful isn’t it? Just horrible. She was nice, quiet but always smiled. Very sad.”
Another neighbour said: “We didn’t know her that well. We’d say ‘hi’ to each other if she did leave the house. To be that young though, it’s sad.”