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| Body found in Stockport garden after woman's confession | |
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| A body has been found in a garden after a woman walked into a police station and told officers she killed and buried a man "a number of years ago". | A body has been found in a garden after a woman walked into a police station and told officers she killed and buried a man "a number of years ago". |
| Greater Manchester Police said the woman made the "disclosure" at Cheadle Heath police station on Sunday. | Greater Manchester Police said the woman made the "disclosure" at Cheadle Heath police station on Sunday. |
| On Tuesday, the force said a body, believed to be that of a man, had been found in a garden in Matlock Road, Reddish, near Stockport. | On Tuesday, the force said a body, believed to be that of a man, had been found in a garden in Matlock Road, Reddish, near Stockport. |
| A 63-year-old woman has been arrested on suspicion of murder. | A 63-year-old woman has been arrested on suspicion of murder. |
| A police spokesman said the man's family had been informed and was being supported by specially trained officers. | A police spokesman said the man's family had been informed and was being supported by specially trained officers. |
| He said it was "still very early days in our investigation" and thanked the public "so far for their support". | He said it was "still very early days in our investigation" and thanked the public "so far for their support". |
| Door-to-door inquiries have been conducted on Matlock Road, with residents being asked if they know a man called Kenneth Coombes. | Door-to-door inquiries have been conducted on Matlock Road, with residents being asked if they know a man called Kenneth Coombes. |
| The questionnaire suggests Mr Coombes was in his late 80s in 2005. | The questionnaire suggests Mr Coombes was in his late 80s in 2005. |
| Det Insp Dan Clegg said officers discovered remains which were later confirmed to be human by a forensic pathologist. | Det Insp Dan Clegg said officers discovered remains which were later confirmed to be human by a forensic pathologist. |
| "We will continue our work at the scene through the night and hope in the coming days we can piece together the exact circumstances surrounding the man's death." | "We will continue our work at the scene through the night and hope in the coming days we can piece together the exact circumstances surrounding the man's death." |