Trial date of September next year set for Wigan borough 31-year-old accused of strangulation

Liam O'Brien, of Wigan Road, Leigh, is also charged with assaulting the woman by beating her on December 16.

He failed to attend Bolton Crown Court on the day allotted for his first appearance and so a warrant was issued for his arrest.

O’Brien has now made that appearance and been told that, should he plead not guilty to the offences, a trial will be provisionally scheduled for September 4 2025.

Pleas have yet to be entered and this may happen at a pre-trial preparation hearing due to take place on February 27.

In the meantime O’Brien has been released on conditional bail.