'Beautiful and kind' mum fell to her death from Arndale car park after battling mental health issues, inquest hears

Prestwich.Police were called to reports of the 'sudden death of a woman' at an address in Sherbourne Court on Sunday (February 21).The body of Kimberley McAssey, 29, was found  inside the property.Greater Manchester Police have since launched a murder investigation into the incident.A 30-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of murder and remains in custody for questioning.Kimberley's family have now shared their devastation amid the loss of their loved one, calling her 'the life and soul

direct to your inboxCampaigners have won a High Court battle against Manchester council’s plans to build a 440-space temporary car park near a primary school.Trees Not Cars sought a judicial review of the decision taken in October 2019 by the planning committee to keep parking facilities at the former Central Retail Park in Ancoats for two years - months after the council declared a climate emergency.Town hall leaders hoped the car park would generate short-term income while plans to redevelop

direct to your inboxTwo more people have been arrested in connection with a murder investigation in north Manchester. Police were called to reports of a stabbing on Whitstable Road in Moston just before 5pm on Thursday (February 18).

direct to your inboxA mum whose teenage son was found standing over a motorway bridge says she is desperate for help.The 19-year-old, who has Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and is currently on a waiting list for adult mental health services, was found by friends on a bridge above the M56 this month.He was taken to the Emergency Department at Wythenshawe Hospital, where he was seen by a mental health worker from Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Trust.His devastated mum, who

direct to your inboxImages have been released of two men police want to speak with after a couple and their son were attacked in a car park at the Trafford Centre on Christmas Eve.Police believe there are 'links' between the men pictured and the Middleton and north Manchester areas of Greater Manchester.Greater Manchester Police said officers were called at 5pm on December 24 last year to reports of a father, mother and son being attacked by three other men.It happened in a car park of the

Salford which have mental health support teams out of the 76 mainstream schools in the city, including academies. It comes after Salford was selected as a Greater Manchester 'trailblazer' site alongside three other areas to set up mental health support teams in schools.The 'multi-agency' team brings together the health, voluntary, community and social enterprise sector into groups which coordinates support for schools.

Sign up to the MySalford newsletter and don't miss a thing happening in and around the cityA car was abandoned after a crash in Irlam.Liverpool Road was shut in both directions after the two-car smash this evening.One car did not stop at the scene, while people inside the other vehicle fled on foot.Pictures taken at the scene show damage to a traffic island on Liverpool Road.A spokesperson for Greater Manchester Police said: "At 6.05pm police were called to reports of a two-vehicle road traffic

Manchester city centre shopping centre's car park on November 3, 2018. The 42-year-old, from Hulme, had told her partner, Tony Tulloch, she was going into town to do some shopping that morning.

direct to your inboxBosses at the Greater Manchester Mental NHS Foundation Trust have been ordered to improve the quality of patient care at a psychiatric ward after inspectors raised 'significant concerns'.Inspectors from the Care Quality Commission (CQC) made an unannounced visit to Park House at North Manchester General Hospital in December.Concerns had been raised about the safety of patients and leadership on Elm Ward - a 24 bedded female acute ward in Park House.Inspectors said they had

Bolton, on September 11 2020. During a documentary inquest at Bolton Coroner's Court, assistant coroner for Manchester West, Stephen Teasdale read out a statement from Ms Pearson's close friend Michelle Soufi.

were identified in two households in the area in recent days.It is related to a strain first detected in Bristol last month, which is related to the UK's dominant strain identified in Kent towards the end of last year.Now, at least 10,000 people across homes and businesses will be offered free PCR tests in an effort to contain the virus.Testing units will be set up for walk-in appointments and home testing kits will also be offered by council workers knocking door-to-door in the affected

straight to your inbox Phil Foden says Manchester City have the confidence to go on and win the Premier League title after a ruthless second half display brushed aside Liverpool on Sunday. City - and Foden - found life hard in the first half at Anfield, with Ilkay Gundogan's missed penalty looking like a wasted chance that the Blues would come to rue.

direct to your inboxPaddy Doherty was in a reflective mood as he returned home from hospital after battling Covid-19.The My Big Fat Gypsy Wedding star from Manchester headed to the cemetery on Sunday morning to pay homage to a late friend John Rooney and his family.Paddy raised a toast to the Rooneys with a bottle of Becks beer as he filmed their final resting places.Paying homage to John, who died in 2019 aged 62, he said: "Poor John Rooney.

direct to your inboxA man has appeared in court charged with attempted murder after a stabbing in Longsight. Rashid Mehmood, 35, of Northumberland Road, Stockport was before Manchester Magistrates Court on Monday (February 1).

direct to your inboxA teenager was knifed in the chest during a shocking attack in Longsight just a week before a 13-year-old boy was stabbed in an Asda car park in the same Manchester suburb.The youngster, 16, suffered a knife wound that missed his heart by a centimetre when he was attacked near Longsight library, on Stockport Road, on Sunday, January 24, his family say.His injuries were not life threatening and he is now recovering at home, the Manchester Evening News understands.