A mysterious pool of blood and a hat have been found on a street in Tameside.

Police were called to Dukinfield town centre by youths who reported they had found a dead body.

But when officers arrived, they found ‘a large amount of blood’ on the floor and a hat, but no sign of a corpse.

GMP Dukinfield said that the blood was found on Sunday morning at the junction of King Street and Astley Street in the town.

They tweeted: “Officers attended after a report of a group of youths shouting that they had found a dead body. There was no body when officers attended... there was a large amount of blood on the floor and a hat.

"A search was made of the surrounding area and a crime scene set up...CSI attended and local hospitals where checked...The source of where the blood came from is still unknown.”

Anyone with infomation about the incident should contact police on 101, or call Crimestoppers, anonymously, on 0800 555111.