Elizabeth Sarah Jayne McCann...
Published: 4:42 pm May 31, 2024
Updated: 11:53 am October 8, 2025
Senior Coroner Criticises Police and Probation Service After Murder of Elizabeth Sarah Jayne McCann

Alison Mutch, Senior Coroner for the coroner area of South Manchester, has criticised Greater Manchester Police and the probation service following the tragic murder of Elizabeth Sarah Jayne McCann. The victim was raped and murdered on August 25, 2022, at her home address in Ashton-under-Lyne. Her killer, Simon Goold, was a convicted sex offender who was on a life licence at the time and was listed on the Sex Offenders Register due to previous convictions in 2009 for rape, sexual assault, and Section 20 assault.

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