Sign up for the MyWigan newsletter for the biggest stories direct to your inbox A teenager has pleaded guilty to the murder of a man found dead in a canal in Leigh.
Liam Bailey, 18, appeared over video link at Manchester Crown Court this afternoon (August 6) for a plea trial and preparation hearing in relation to the death of Scott Anderton, 33.
Wearing a black jumper, he entered a guilty plea to murder. Two boys - aged 16 and 17 - who cannot be named for legal reasons, also appeared over video link.
They entered not guilty pleas to murder. Manchester's courts are some of the busiest in the country with a vast array of cases heard every week.
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