A 31-year-old is to appear in court charged with manslaughter after a man died following an assault.

Police were called around 5.20pm on October 29 last year after reports were received of a sudden death in River Way, Barrowford.

Officers attended an address and found the body of a 45-year-old man, later named as James O'Hara (pictured).

He was pronounced dead at the scene.

Detectives believe Mr O’Hara was assaulted on October 19, with a post-mortem linking his injuries to his death.

A man in his 30s was initially arrested on suspicion of murder and bailed.

Following consultation with the Crown Prosecution Service, Michael Hannan, 31, of Tynwald Road, Blackburn, has been given summons for the charge of manslaughter.

He is due to appear at Burnley Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday, July 5.