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Murder victim's head found in bin | Murder victim's head found in bin |
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A man has been decapitated and his head dumped in a wheelie bin outside a house in North Manchester. | A man has been decapitated and his head dumped in a wheelie bin outside a house in North Manchester. |
Officers were called to a property on Parkhill Avenue in Crumpsall at about 2120 GMT on Monday after being told the occupant had been killed. | |
They found the body of Patrick McGhee, 63, whose head had been severed. A post-mortem examination was taking place on Tuesday. | |
A 31-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of murder. | |
Det Ch Insp Howard Millington, leading this investigation, said: "This is the shocking murder of a man and our thoughts are with his family at this terrible time. | |
"We know people must be stunned by what has happened, and the very distressing details that have come out about Patrick's death. | |
"We want to reassure people that we are working hard to find out exactly what happened to him." | |
Detectives are continuing to question the man being held on suspicion of Mr McGhee's murder. |