Three men arrested on suspicion of murder and kidnap after the death of a "loving" dad have been released. The body of 37-year-old Christopher Hughes from Wigan was found in Skelmersdale on Tuesday last week.
He had suffered multiple injuries and his body was found in a ditch by a dog walker, off White Moss Road South, near the junction with Liverpool Road.
On Tuesday, police said two men - aged 48 and 51 - had been arrested on suspicion of murder and kidnap. READ MORE: Morbidly obese Manchester boy, 13, died after doctors said he was too fat for surgery A 29-year-old man has also been arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to kidnap and murder.
Now GMP has confirmed all three have been released under investigation. Mr Hughes had last been seen at about 4pm in the Worsley Hall area of Wigan on February 18th.
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