Don't miss out on the big stories from Manchester's courts with our weekly newsletter A man in his 60s was killed in his own home after being stabbed to the head and having hot liquid thrown over him.
Joshua Houghton has admitted manslaughter, after brutally attacking 62-year-old Paul Cooke in Macclesfield. He pleaded guilty on the grounds of diminished responsibility. READ MORE:The mountain bike menace who prowled canal and river paths, slapping and groping women's bottoms Houghton, 25, stabbed Mr Cooke and threw hot liquid over him.
The shocking incident happened at Mr Cooke's flat on Brocklehurst Way in Macclesfield, just before 9pm on December 20, 2019.
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