Police are appealing for assistance from the public to trace the next of kin of an older woman who died at a nursing home in Oldham.
Kate Adam, who was formerly known as Irene Costello, died at the Chadderton Total Care nursing home, on Middlewood Court, on Monday, August 19.
Ms Adam was 89 years old when she died.
Greater Manchester Police have said she is believed to have had two sons who possibly living in Wantage, Oxfordshire, and Portsmouth.
#NextofKin | Do you know the next of kin of a woman from #Oldham?
— Oldham Police (GMP) (@GMPOldham) September 3, 2024
Kate Adam, FKA Irene Costello, 89, died at her address at Chadderton Total Care on 19/08/2024
She is believed to have two sons possibly living in Wantage and Portsmouth.
Any info? Please contact 0161 856 8095. pic.twitter.com/0H55AAllmD
In UK law, there is no definition of next of kin, but it is understood to be the closest relative, whether a partner, parent, child or sibling.
Anyone with information about the next of kin of Ms Adam is asked to call 0161 856 8095
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