A man who was found dead at a house in Salford has been named. Emergency services were called out to Seddon Street, in Little Hulton, at around 2pm on Thursday (January 2) following concerns for a man’s welfare.
Greater Manchester Police sadly found a man dead inside a property. In an update issued this afternoon (Friday), GMP has named him as Roger Snelham.
Officers are appealing to find the 79-year-old’s next of kin. Gas safety engineers from Cadent were among those who attended the scene along with police, firefighters and paramedics.
GMP said it believes a ‘gas leak’ had taken place in the house and further details about the cause of Mr Snelham’s death are yet to be confirmed.
A force spokesperson said: “Shortly before 2pm yesterday (Thursday, January 2), we received a report for concern for welfare of a man in a property on Seddon Street in Little Hulton. Officers attended and discovered what is believed to be a gas leak at the property and as a precaution whilst the fire service carried out enquiries, a cordon was established and neighbouring properties were evacuated.
Forensics investigators on Seddon Street today
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“Sadly, Roger Snelham (5/12/45) was found deceased. We are seeking assistance from the community to locate any relatives or loved ones of Mr Snelham.
“His death is not being treated as suspicious and a file will now be prepared for the coroner. Anyone with any information about Roger’s next of kin is asked to come forward and speak to the Police Coroner’s Office on 0161 856 4687 or 101 quoting log 1527 of 2/1/25.”
In a statement, Cadent confirmed it had fixed a gas appliance inside the house to make it safe. It also confirmed that there was no wider gas issue neighbours needed to be concerned about.
Neighbours were evacuated from the scene on Thursday afternoon. Police and Cadent officers have returned to the property today as an investigation takes place.
Police gather photo evidence from the area
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Phil Hendrick, Head of Customer Operations at Cadent, previously said: “As the gas emergency service for Greater Manchester, we supported the police and fire service at an incident in Little Hulton yesterday (January 2). Sadly, we learned that a man had died and we offer our condolences to his family, friends and neighbours.
“Our job in an incident like this is to assist in making sure everything associated with gas is safe. I can confirm that our engineers took action to make safe an internal gas appliance. There are no issues with the local gas network.
“After completing our checks, we left the scene, with other agencies now leading on taking forward investigations to establish a cause of death.” He added: “As general advice, I would like to issue a reminder that if anyone ever smells gas, or suspects carbon monoxide, call the gas emergency service immediately – day or night – on 0800 111 999.”