Desperate bid to find identity of woman found dead on a street

Police have appealed for help in revealing the identity of a woman who has been found dead. Officers in Lancashire said the woman was found on a street in Chorley.

So far they have not been able to establish who she is. Now the force has issued a description of her, in the hope that family or friends will come forward.

Police said the woman was thought to have been sleeping rough. In a statement, Lancashire Constabulary said: "We were called yesterday by our colleagues at the ambulance service to a report that a woman had sadly been found deceased on Dawson Lane, Whittle-le-Woods, Chorley. Despite the best efforts of our officers, the woman remains unidentified, and we’d like your help to ensure her family and friends are traced and made aware of the sad news.

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"The woman is white, approximately 40-50 years old with short, dark curly hair and a very slim build. She is approximately 5’4” tall and has no obvious scars or tattoos.

"She was wearing a black ‘Peter Storm’ rain jacket, navy blue waterproof cargo pants, pink ‘Asics’ sports t-shirt, Orange and Black ‘Crane’ footwear, black ‘Ronhill’ gloves, and a rose gold-coloured ‘Lipsy’ watch. We have attached images of the clothing worn.

"She also had with her a silver-coloured tent/rain cover and we do believe the woman was sleeping rough and dressed for the elements. She did also have a phone in her possession, but officers have been unable to get any data from this that would help to identify her. Her fingerprints are also not on our database.

"The woman was found at 11:44am yesterday (Friday 23rd August). At this time the death is not being treated as suspicious and there is no evidence of