A 20-YEAR-OLD man has appeared before Blackburn magistrates charged with murder follwing the disvovery of the body of a 49-year-old man on the Heasandford industrial estate.
A 16-year-old girl appeared with Aaron Razwan Jenkins charged with perverting the course of justice by providing a false alibi.
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Jenkins, of Devonshire Road, Burnley, was sent in custody to Burnley Crown Court charged with the murder of Stephen Whitehead. He will appear before the Crown Court on August 5.
The girl, who cannot be named, was sent on bail to the Crown Court and will appear there on the same date.
Neither of the accused spoke during the brief hearing.
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