Brothers charged with murder after body of man found

Date published: 05 February 2012


Two brothers have been charged after the body of a man was found in Middleton.

Vincent Ward, 27 and Aaron Ward, 28, of Lower Bamford Close, Middleton, have been charged with murder and are due to appear before Bury Magistrates on Monday (6 February).

Just after 1.45pm on Friday (3 February), police were called following an incident at a house on Lower Bamford Close. On arrival, officers discovered the body of a man in his 30s.
 
Post mortem results revealed he had died from serious head injuries. No formal ID has yet taken place.

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