A cordon and forensic tent was put in place outside a block of flats this morning
10:58, 30 Apr 2026Updated 11:32, 30 Apr 2026
A police scene on Lord Street in Cheetham Hill(Image: Jason Roberts /Manchester Evening News)
A man has sadly died following an incident in Cheetham Hill.
Police were called to a flat block on Lord Street, at the junction with Red Bank, at around 4am this morning (Thursday, April 30). Officers were alerted over ‘reports of a concern for welfare’.
Tragically, a man aged in his 30s was sadly pronounced dead on the scene. A cordon was put in place on the street and a forensic tent was erected.
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Investigations were carried out on the scene this morning within the cordon. A Greater Manchester Police spokesperson said they are not believed to any suspicious circumstances surrounding the man’s death at this stage.
A police forensic tent on Lord Street(Image: Jason Roberts /Manchester Evening News)
One local resident said she was woken by noise in the flat block at around 2am. She then heard more noise at around 4am.
“I went out and the ambulance and police were there”, she told the M.E.N. “They were there from 4 in the morning until about 9 o’clock. It’s so sad.”
In a statement, a GMP spokesperson said: “We responded to an address on Red Bank, Manchester following reports of a concern for welfare at around 4am this morning (30/04/26). Officers attended and despite best efforts of emergency services, a man aged in his 30s was sadly pronounced dead at the scene.
“There are not believed to be any suspicious circumstances surrounding his death at this time.”