Man, 26, found dead in Greater Manchester park after week-long search
manchestereveningnews.co.ukA man was tragically found dead in a park less than 500 metres from where he was reported missing a week before. John Winterton's body had been discovered by police in a wooded area of Wythenshawe Park on August 25 2021, surrounded by heartbreaking handwritten letters to his family.
The 26-year-old had been reported missing six days before by his partner, Brittany Bennett, after he had failed to return home from a night at his sister’s house.
His disappearance sparked a major police investigation before his body was eventually found. READ MORE: Join the FREE Manchester Evening News WhatsApp community An inquest at Manchester Coroner’s Court today (May 30) heard that John been to stay at his sister Victoria’s house, on nearby Sale Road, on the evening of August 17, 2021.
He spent the night there, where he drank alcohol and smoked cannabis. However the following morning, on August 18, his sister and dad - also called John - noticed the back door was ajar and that he was no longer in bed.
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