Man charged with Billy Livesley's murder

Police have tonight charged a man with the murder of Billy Livesley.
By The Newsroom
Published 3rd Jan 2019, 21:06 BST
Updated 9th Jan 2019, 08:28 BST
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Peter Connor, 31, of Dorothy Walk, Abram, has been charged with the murder of 21-year-old Billy, from Platt Bridge after the fatal attack.He has been remanded in custody and will appear at Wigan Magistrates’ Court tomorrow. A spokesman for Greater Manchester Police said: "The charges are in relation to an incident which took place outside a house on Bickershaw Lane on Friday 28 December 2018. Billy suffered serious injuries as a result of the assault and was taken to hospital in a critical condition. "He sadly died the following evening and a Home Office Post Mortem confirmed that the cause of death was a significant head injury."

Two events are being held this weekend to honour Billy and raise money to help pay for his funeral.

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Abram FC and Hindley Town will play a fund-raising match at 2.15pm on Saturday at Kingsdown Road playing fields in Abram. Entry costs £2.

Billy’s 22nd birthday on Sunday will be marked with a rugby match and balloon release at Ince Rose Bridge Rugby Club, starting at noon.