A MAN was found hanged hours after his girlfriend had been discovered dead in a car in Leigh, detectives revealed on Friday.

Police officers discovered the man at the home the couple shared in Warwick Street, Leigh.

His 22-year-old girlfriend was found stabbed to death in a car in a quiet country lane by Leigh Cemetery on Thursday night. She was slumped in the front passenger seat of the car with a stab wound to the head.

A post-mortem examination was carried out although no results were available.

The couple were expected to be identified this afternoon.

Detectives have confirmed they are not looking for anyone else in connection with the two deaths.