Mystery deepens over woman found dead in river wearing Primark crop top & New Look jeans over six months ago

MYSTERY still surrounds a woman found dead in a river wearing a Primark crop top and New Look jeans more than six months ago.

Cops appear to be no closer to identifying the slightly built woman, who was found in the River Mersey.

A member of the public first alerted emergency services to the discovery at around 11.10am on Thursday, March 21.

The body had been spotted in a stretch of the River Mersey close to Chorlton Water Park in south Manchester.

The woman, 1.56m in height, with a slim build and medium length dark brown hair, was recovered from the water.

But six months from the grim discovery, few details about her are known despite police appeals.

No-one has come forward to identify her or match a missing person inquiry - suggesting she may have been a foreign national.

Cops have launched specialist examinations, DNA testing, and reviews of missing persons records.

The woman was wearing a green Primark crop top, size 8 New Look branded Jenna jeans and green non-slip socks.

She also did not have any identifiable items in her pockets, or visible jewellery.

The woman had been in the water so long her approximate age, ethnicity, and cause of death have not yet been established.

This week, GMP said it had no further update to make public on those details.

The force is still keeping an "open mind" as to the woman's cause of death.

DI Louise Edwards said: "We are determined to reunite this woman with her family and friends and establish the cause of her death."

Edwards added: "I would urge anyone with information to please come forward."

Anyone with any information can contact police on 101 quoting log number 1191 of 21/03/24.

You can also contact the independent charity Crimestoppers, anonymously, on 0800 555 111.