An investigation has been launched after a woman's body was found at a house in Radcliffe.

Police were called to a house on Dumers Lane at 4.40pm yesterday.

The body of a woman, thought to be in her early 40s, was found.

A post mortem to establish the cause of death is yet to take place.

Detective Superintendent Vincent Petrykowski, of GMP's Serious Crime Division, said: "I want to reassure local residents that we already have a team of highly trained detectives working to establish the circumstances surrounding this woman's death.

"This investigation is at a very early stage so it would not be helpful to speculate on how this woman died but I can confirm this death is being treated as suspicious."