Man found dead with 'hazardous substances' in Shevington named

A household has paid tribute to a antheral who was recovered dormant with "potentially hazardous" substances connected his body.

Liam Smith, who was 38, was discovered connected Kilburn Drive successful Shevington, Wigan, astatine astir 19:00 BST connected Thursday.

Greater Manchester Police antecedently said the lawsuit was being examined by the execution probe squad but the substances had not been identified.

In a little statement, Mr Smith's household said: "Liam was kind-hearted, funny, the beingness and psyche of the party."

"He was the astir devoted dad, much-loved son, brother, grandson and uncle.

"He volition sorely beryllium missed by each who knew and loved him."

The assemblage was recovered connected unsmooth crushed betwixt neighbouring houses which leads to a ungraded way and unfastened fields.

The unit confirmed a Home Office post-mortem introspection had been carried out.

No further accusation has been released but the unit antecedently said the unidentified substance was "low risk" and of "no wider risk" to the community.

On Friday, Det Supt Alan Clitherow told a quality league it was a "challenging acceptable of circumstances" and officers were "unpicking precisely what had gone on".

He added: "We don't cognize what the substance is. We person done immoderate archetypal inquiries, we cognize it's debased risk.

"Anyone straight successful interaction with the assemblage should question aesculapian proposal if they consciousness unwell but there's nary wider hazard to anyone else."

Police person urged anyone with accusation astir the incidental to interaction the force.