Murder arrest after body of girl\, 16\, found in Salford

Murder arrest after body of girl, 16, found in Salford

Brookside Drive Image copyright Ashley Stocks
Image caption Police guard the derelict house on Brookside Drive

A man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after the body of a teenage girl was found in a derelict house.

Police were called at about 09:25 GMT to reports a 16-year-old girl was missing from home in Prestwich, Bury.

They received a second call 20 minutes later saying a girl had been found dead in the disused building near Brookside Drive, Kersal, Salford.

A 41-year-old man is being questioned by police. The cause of death is yet to be established.

Image copyright Ashley Stocks
Image caption The house had been boarded up