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Police chief demands review after rape complainant's death

Manchester's police and crime commissioner calls for an urgent "root and branch reform" of how alleged victims and witnesses are treated after a woman fell to her death from a Rochdale car park days after a man accused of raping her was acquitted.

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Woman who died after fall was involved in rape case

A woman who died following a fall from the roof of a car park in Rochdale earlier today, had been the complainant in a rape case, it has emerged.

The man accused of raping her was acquitted following a trial last Friday.

A woman has fallen to her death from a Rochdale shopping centre car park roof.

An investigation has been launched to establish the circumstances surrounding her death.

Greater Manchester Police said the matter has been referred to the Independent Police Complaints Commission.

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