Police charge man with murder

Detectives have charged a man in connection with the death of a Burnley woman last month.
Nicola HaworthNicola Haworth
Nicola Haworth

Gary Fletcher (34), of Wilton Street, Burnley, has been charged with the murder of 33-year-old Nicola Haworth whose body was found by police at an address in Wilton Street on Friday, July 22nd.

She was pronounced dead at the scene and a post-mortem examination established the cause of death as asphyxiation.

Fletcher was also charged with child neglect and is due to appear at Burnley Magistrates’ Court tomorrow morning (Tuesday, August 9th).

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