Investigators appeal for key witness following death of elderly woman

Thursday, 6 March 2025 08:25

By David Murphy

The initial incident happened at around 10am on Friday 14 February 2025 on Oldham Central Bee Network tram stop, our officers would now like to identify and speak to a key witness they have identified.

Officers from our Serious Collision Investigation Unit (SCIU) would like to identify this key witness, who is not a suspect, in relation to their enquiries.
The family of the deceased did not want GMP to identify or name her as part of the appeal.
It is unclear whether her sad death is connected to this incident at this stage.

The man pictured is not a suspect in this investigation and at the time enquiries have uncovered he helped the 88-year-old woman after she got stuck in the tram doors when it was stationary.

She was sadly found deceased a week later on Saturday 22 February 2025.

Investigative Support Officer Aislinn Sweeney from our Serious Collision Investigation Unit (SCIU) said; “As our investigation continues, we are keeping an open mind into how this woman tragically passed away.

“It is unclear whether it will be connected to this incident, but following proactive patrols, CCTV trawls and active enquiries we have be unable to identify this man we believe has key information that could help us.

“I would like to make it clear he is not a suspect in this investigation and is not connected in any way to our investigation. We simply want to identify him as a witness to the initial incident to understand more.

“Anyone with additional detail that could help us is asked to call 0161 856 4741 direct or 101 quoting incident 461 of 22/02/2025. Alternatively, details can passed on anonymously to Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.”

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