Wigan court case collapses after death of suspect

The case of a man accused of handling stolen goods has been discontinued after the Wigan courts discovered he had died.
By Charles Graham
Published 9th Nov 2021, 15:45 BST
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Gavin Roberts, 44, of Severn Road, Ashton-in-Makerfield, had been charged with dishonestly retaining or disposing of two bank cars, a driver’s licence and personal letter belonging to Akbur Ali on October 3 and had been due to appear before borough justices.

But the bench was informed that Mr Roberts had, sadly, died since the last hearing and the proceedings were ended.

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