Christmas is supposed to be a happy time filled with festivity and cheer, but that hasn't always been the case in Manchester.
Some of the city's most harrowing crimes and tragedies happened during the festive period - from a poisoning at a workhouse in Crumpsall, to the murdering of a prison guard at Strangeways.
Dating back as far as 1831, Lecturer in Public History, Dr Michala Hulme, has unearthed some of Manchester's most grisly true crime stories that are likely to send a shiver down your spine.
