A senior detective will review the original Greater Manchester Police investigation into death of TV journalist Teresa McMahon

A senior detective is to review a police investigation into the death of a TV journalist. Teresa McMahon, 43, who worked for Granada Reports, was found unresponsive at her flat in Salford in the summer of 2021.

As reported in the Manchester Evening News, Greater Manchester Police delayed seeing Teresa for nine days after she made a report of domestic abuse due to 'resourcing issues', a report revealed. Teresa was found dead less than two weeks later at her home in Regent Avenue, Little Hulton, on August 3, 2021.

The force, according to a watchdog report, also failed to inform Teresa of her former partner's violent history, when she requested it under Clare's Law, and lost a vital bodycam footage.

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In January it was revealed a complaint about the way GMP handled its investigation after the death of Teresa is to be reinvestigated. That move came after the family complained to a police watchdog about the force's initial inquiry.

The Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) said the investigation conducted by GMP into the complaints made 'was not adequate, reasonable or proportionate' and that 'lines of enquiry had not been pursued'.

The IOPC has directed the force 'to reinvestigate the complaints in line with procedures outlined in their domestic abuse policy'. An inquest scheduled for February 10 was postponed.

Last week, Teresa's aunt Lorna McMahon met with an assistant director of the Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) to express her concerns about the original police investigation.

In a statement Greater Manchester Police said: "Following recommendations by the