THE death of a 46-year-old man is being treated as suspicious, police have said, as his family pay an emotional tribute.

Police have launched an appeal for information as they piece together what took place in the hours before his death.

The man has been named as David Jones.

Officers were called to an address of Bradford Street, The Haulgh, to reports of a sudden death on July 10 at 10.30am.

Detectives are keeping an open mind but are currently treating his death as suspicious and are asking anyone with information to come forward.

Detective Chief Inspector Andy Butterworth from GMP's Major Incident Team said: "Our team of detectives have launched a thorough investigation in to this man's death and will follow all lines of enquiry to piece together exactly what took place.

"Our investigation is in its early stages and we would ask for anyone who might have known David, or witnessed anything in this area on the evening of 10 July, to please get in touch - even the smallest piece of information could help with our investigation.

"If you have seen something, contact police using our LiveChat function on our website www.gmp.police.uk, or call 0161 856 6777 quoting incident number 1192 of 10/07/21. Alternatively, you can call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111."

A member of David's family said: "David was a very big part of my life. He was caring, respected and liked by everybody who knew him.

He will be missed so much. I cannot imagine life without him."