The death in Poynton is not being treated as suspicious
Police sealed off a pathway and area of woodland on Tuesday night (February 24) after a woman was tragically found dead. Officers and paramedics attended the incident off Woodside Lane in Poynton, Stockport.
Emergency crews were called to the scene shortly after 7pm to concerns for welfare reports regarding a woman. A woman, aged in her 60s, was found dead at the scene.
A number of incident response units and police cars were seen stationed along Woodside Lane following the incident, with a walkway and wooded area also cordoned off by police who were standing guard amid investigations.
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The death is not currently being treated as suspicious, Cheshire Constabulary said. A file is being prepared for the coroner.
A spokesperson for Cheshire Constabulary said: “At 7.05pm on Tuesday 24 February, police were called by paramedics to concerns for the welfare of a woman on Woodside, Poynton.
“Officers attended and sadly a woman in her sixties was declared dead at the scene. The death is not being treated as suspicious, and a case file will be prepared for the coroner.”