Body winched through window after tragic discovery in south Manchester house

Emergency services were forced to remove an upstairs window of a house to lift out a body in Moss Side on Monday evening. Officers and crews from Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service (GMFRS) were called to Crondall Street where the tragic discovery was made.

Horrified neighbours watched on as the body, understood to be that of a male, was winched through the window, at around 4pm (May 9). Those living in adjoining homes spoke of their shock after witnessing the body bag be descended slowly to the ground.

It is understood that removing the window was the only way the body could be retrieved, with pictures showing the extent of items hoarded in the property. A heap of items were seen dumped at the front of the house on the street after the body was removed.

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GMFRS confirmed they were called to the address in support of an ongoing police incident, spending around three hours at the scene before leaving shortly after 7pm. Pictures from the scene showed fire crews, forensic officers and all outside the property.

Residents told the M.E.N how fire crews could be seen lifting a body bag from a window of a property by using a crane. Others in adjoining houses told of how they had noticed a 'bad smell' coming from upstairs in recent days and spoke of their shock at the afternoon discovery.

One neighbour said: "It was a man who lives there, he always kept himself to himself. I don't know his name or anything about him, but he was very quiet. Me and my partner had noticed a bad smell coming from our upstairs room in the past week but thought it was rats or something.

"We haven't seen him for at least a week or heard anything at all. It