A MAN, aged 21, accused of murdering a five-week-old baby has been allowed conditional bail while his case is sent to Manchester Crown Court.
Andrew James Ashurst, of Formby Avenue, Atherton, is charged with murdering Leah Marie Aldridge on December 23 last year. The child had been born on November 15.
Wigan magistrates committed the case to the Crown Court for a hearing on September 10.
Ashurst's application for bail was granted with conditions including reporting each day to a local police station and not to contact prosecution witnesses.
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