A man who was arrested on suspicion of murder after an elderly man was found dead in Old Trafford has been released under investigation, police have confirmed.
A probe was launched after the victim - aged in his 80s - was found dead in a ground floor flat on Edgbaston Drive last Wednesday (July 20). Emergency services were called to the scene after a receiving a concern for welfare report.
A 51-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of murder. He has now been released from police custody and remains under investigation, a GMP spokesperson said.
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After the incident, neighbours in the quiet cul-de-sac told of their shock as police flooded the street. One neighbour said a carer raised the alarm after spotting the victim's front door open.
She added: "He'd usually sit outside having a cig, but he stopped coming out as much recently. He'd always let on to people walking past.
"He had a few conversations with my husband telling him how he'd built all the planters down the side of the house and put up the hanging baskets. He had carers coming in twice a day.
"I came outside at about 10am and saw the police and forensics turned, so I knew it was something serious. My heart sank when I heard he'd died.
"It's a big shock. He seemed like a nice man."
Another neighbour told how the victim's body was brought out on a stretcher and taken away in a private ambulance at around 7pm on Wednesday.
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