A MAN has appeared in court charged with committing an act of cruelty to a child.

Istvan Lakatos, aged 31, of Huxley Street, Brownlow Fold, appeared at Bolton Crown Court on Tuesday, charged with wounding, grievous bodily harm and doing an act of cruelty to a child under the age of 16.

The case was adjourned to a date yet to be set when Lakatos is due to enter his pleas to the charges. A preliminary trial date has been set for March 2, next year.