On a day where many families come together to celebrate Christmas, residents in one Oldham neighbourhood are grieving behind closed doors for a local mum killed just seconds from her own home.
Heather Smedley, 53, died yesterday (December 23) near her home in Royton after colliding with an unmarked police car engaged in a pursuit. Greater Manchester Police (GMP) officers had been chasing a suspected stolen car prior to crashing with Heather's car, and a cordon was in place between Birshaw Close and Water Street.
Neighbours in Heyside say this is a 'close-knit' community, where the mum-of-three was well known and loved. Speaking to the Manchester Evening News , they told of their grief and 'shock' over the sudden death of an innocent mother, whom many of them knew.
