Burnley man accused of double murder
A FORMER Burnley man has been charged with murdering his landlady and her mother at a house in Southport.
Barry Morrow (51) is accused of killing Angela Holgate (54) and 75-year-old Alice Huyton. Their bodies were found by a relative at Mrs Holgate’s home in Southport last Saturday.
Post-mortem examinations showed that both women died from asphyxiation.
Morrow was arrested in the UK on Thursday after a Europe-wide search was launched following a sighting in France.
He was remanded in custody to appear at South Sefton Magistrates’ Court.