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An alleged poltergeist haunting brought months of terror to residents of an estate in Manchester. The strange goings-on were so vivid, and similar stories were reported by so many tenants on the estate, that one housing officer was convinced that their experiences were genuine.

The story first appeared in the Manchester Evening News on July 13, 1996, in a report on the chilling apparitions and ghostly goings-on that were "terrorising families on a Manchester housing estate". The story documented how at least four people living on the Peacock estate in Gorton had been "plagued by poltergeists", resulting in one family being placed on the priority rehousing list.

Supernatural investigators from the Stockport Ghost Society were called in, who confirmed they believed somet

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