Burnley man appears in court for first time on charge of murdering baby son

A Burnley man has been remanded in custody after he appeared in court charged with the murder of his seven-week-old son.
By Dominic Collis
Published 13th Jul 2022, 13:52 GMT
Updated 13th Jul 2022, 14:57 GMT
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Oliver Mailey (26) of Piccadilly Road, Burnley, is charged with the murder of Abel-Jax Mailey in November.

He appeared briefly at Blackburn Magistrates' Court this morning (Wednesday) after being charged with murder by Lancashire Police yesterday.

The case was sent to Preston Crown Court where Mailey will appear tomorrow (Thursday). He was remanded in custody until his next appearance.