Police appeal to witnesses on CCTV in murder case

PEOPLE WHO COULD POTENTIALLY HAVE INFORMATION TO HELP INQUIRY ARE URGED TO COME FORWARD

POLICE have released CCTV images of four people who may have witnessed the ‘crucial moments’ before a murder.

Officers were called to a stabbing on Charles Street in Tyldesley at around 1.30am on September 25.

A 30-year-old man, who was later identified as Thomas Williamson, was sadly pronounced dead at the scene.

He was discovered with multiple stab wounds, GMP said.

As part as an investigation into his death, detectives are appealing for help in locating the following people seen on CCTV in the area on September 25:

1 - A man on a pedal bike travelling along Charles Street and towards St James Street around 1.40am.

2 - A man, dressed in a shirt and tie, outside The Lounge Bar at around 1.15am in Tyldesley town centre.

3 - A man in a high visibility jacket, which was captured on CCTV on Charles Street at the junction of Market Street at around 1.30am.

4 - In addition, officers would like to speak with the driver of a blue BMW 1 Series, which was seen on CCTV parked on Market Street. The vehicle turned onto Charles Street around 1.30am.

Chief Insp Andrew Butterworth, of GMP’s Major Incident Team, said: “This is a complex investigation and we are doing all we can to find the person responsible for Thomas’ death.

“The people in these CCTV images are not suspects but may have witnessed crucial moments before or after the attack.

“If you know this person, or you are the individual pictured, please contact us on 0161 856 6777.

“Any information, no matter how small, could generate a new lead which may guide us to finding out what happened to Thomas.”

You can send information to police through the online portal: https://mipp.police.uk/operation/06GMP21L18-PO1, by calling GMPs Major Incident team on 0161 856 6777, or by using the LiveChat service on the GMP website, www.gmp.police.uk, quoting log number 280 of 25/09/2021.