An appeal has been launched to trace the whereabouts of a family after a man was found dead at a care home in Oldham.

On Sunday, January 14, a man named by police as David Warburton died at his home address in Acorn Lodge in the Failsworth area of Oldham.

The lodge is a care home on Oldham Road and Guido Street.

It is believed the 69-year-old previously lived on Vale Drive in Oldham.

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Greater Manchester Police is now appealing to the public to help trace Mr Warburton's next of kin or other family members.

Anyone with information is being encouraged to contact the Police Coroner's Office on 0161 856 8497. 

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