A TEENAGER has been charged with the murder of Radcliffe resident Martin Rankin.

Ashley Marshall (18) of Glenvale Close, Radcliffe, appeared at Bury Magistrates Court on Monday in connection with the killing of Mr Rankin.

Mr Rankin (37) was attacked at his home in Glenvale Close on Christmas Eve. He suffered a serious head wound and died in hospital seven days later.

Marshall was remanded in custody and is to appear for an initial hearing at Manchester Crown Court on Friday alongside two other men Dale Jones (21), of Walker Street, Bury, and Babar Hussain (27), of Cornwall Drive, Bury, also charged with Mr Rankin's murder.