East Dene police cordon "not crime-related"

POLICE said a cordon put in place in East Dene on Saturday was not related to a crime.

Parts of Badsley Moor Lane and Far Lane are understood to have been sealed off following the incident.

A police spokesperson said: “A man had suffered injuries to his ankle and foot — this was accidental and was not a criminal matter.”

They said officers did not believe rumours in the community that the man had been injured falling from the roof of a building were correct.

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