Days after denying sharing an intimate picture and assault charges, a Wigan man has changed his pleas

Only last month Darren Bamford, 40, of Scarisbrick Street, Swinley, had appeared before Manchester justices to plead not guilty to sharing a photograph or film of a named female in an intimate state with the intention of causing distress, alarm or humiliation between May 5 and 8 and also to assaulting the same woman by beating on January 10.

But on his next appearance he changed both of his pleas to guilty and was further remanded into custody until sentencing takes place at Bolton Crown Court.