{"id":293839,"date":"2025-07-26T17:34:12","date_gmt":"2025-07-26T17:34:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/293839\/"},"modified":"2025-07-26T17:34:12","modified_gmt":"2025-07-26T17:34:12","slug":"police-issue-update-on-devon-simmonds-caines-murder-investigation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/293839\/","title":{"rendered":"Police issue update on Devon Simmonds-Caines murder investigation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The 15-year-old died after being hit by a car while riding a e-bike<\/p>\n<p>17:35, 26 Jul 2025Updated 17:35, 26 Jul 2025<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/0_Devon-Simmonds-Caines.jpg\" loading=\"eager\"  \/>Devon Simmonds-Caines(Image: GMP)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Police have issued an update on an investigation into the alleged murder of a teenage boy who died<a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk\/news\/greater-manchester-news\/first-picture-boy-15-killed-32115605\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\"> when the e-bike he was riding was hit by a car<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Devon Simmonds-Caines, 15, died in the crash in Langley, <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk\/all-about\/middleton\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"MiddletonLink opens in a new tab.\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Middleton<\/a> on Tuesday morning. Terrence King, of Castlerrigg Drive, Middleton, has been <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk\/news\/greater-manchester-news\/man-charged-murder-after-boy-32129521\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">charged with his murder.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">The 59-year-old has been remanded in custody to appear at Manchester Minshull Street Crown Court on July 28. In an update on Saturday, GMP said the investigation into Devon&#8217;s death is continuing, with extra patrols being introduced on the Langley estate.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">The force also urged the public not to share videos of the incident on social media, saying it was &#8216;aware of footage online purporting to show preceding events leading up to the incident \u2013 and which are not currently connected to the investigation&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/1_220725rowrah6.jpg\" alt=\"Police incident on Rowrah Crescent , Langley , Middleton  , Manchester . 22 July 2025\" loading=\"lazy\"  \/>Police at the scene on Rowrah Crescent, Langley(Image: Sean Hansford | Manchester Evening News)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Chief Insp Jennifer Partington said: &#8220;The investigation into the death of Devon is continuing, with multiple officers working through all the relevant evidence in the case. We are aware of footage circulating online alleging to show immediate precursory events leading to the incident, and which we are not considering to be connected to the investigation at this stage.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">&#8220;We would like to remind people that this is an active case and there is a grieving family, and would ask the community to not share footage or speculate on what is an ongoing investigation.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">In a tribute released through <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk\/all-about\/greater-manchester-police\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Greater Manchester PoliceLink opens in a new tab.\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Greater Manchester Police<\/a> last night (Friday) Devon&#8217;s family described the teenager as a &#8216;bubbly person&#8217; who &#8216;only wanted the best for everyone around him&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \"><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\">Join our Court and Crime WhatsApp group <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/chat.whatsapp.com\/IuEiMBO5xcCLDUGbBHsvC1\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"HERELink opens in a new tab.\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">HERE<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">They said: &#8220;Devon was an outgoing, bubbly person who always kept himself motivated even when he didn&#8217;t want to be. Devon loved everyone that loved him and showed respect to everyone that respected him.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">&#8220;He wasn&#8217;t afraid to speak his mind and only wanted the best for everyone around him. When he would love, he would love really hard. He wasn&#8217;t a show off kid and kept himself to himself.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">&#8220;We as a family are grateful for the tributes being made to Devon and would like to thank the local communities for their support; from both those who knew Devon and those who didn&#8217;t. We want peace and to remember Devon calmly, surrounded by his loved ones.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \"><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\">Join our Court and Crime WhatsApp group <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/chat.whatsapp.com\/IuEiMBO5xcCLDUGbBHsvC1\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"HERELink opens in a new tab.\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">HERE<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">&#8220;This has shocked the whole family. It was a tragic incident that should never have happened that we don&#8217;t want to tarnish Devon\u2019s legacy.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Anyone with information is asked to call police on 0161 856 1995, quoting log number 1364 of July 27, contact GMP <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gmp.police.uk\/contact\/af\/contact-us-beta\/contact-us\/\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">LiveChat<\/a> or via the <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/mipp.police.uk\/operation\/06GMP25S08-PO1\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">dedicated incident portal.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The 15-year-old died after being hit by a car while riding a e-bike 17:35, 26 Jul 2025Updated 17:35,&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":292494,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,4],"tags":[188,1269,9548,12,1170,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-293839","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-uk","8":"category-united-kingdom","9":"tag-crime","10":"tag-house-prices","11":"tag-middleton","12":"tag-news","13":"tag-rochdale","14":"tag-uk","15":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/114920742485809706","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/293839","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=293839"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/293839\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/292494"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=293839"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=293839"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=293839"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}