Trial date set for man charged with the murder of Tyson Fury’s cousin

A police tent at the scene on Railway Street in Altrincham, Trafford, where 31-year-old Rico Burton was killed (PA)

A trial date has been set for a man accused of murdering the cousin of heavyweight boxing champion Tyson Fury.

Liam O’Prey, 21, appeared via videolink from custody for a brief hearing at Manchester Crown Court before Judge Nicholas Dean QC, the Recorder of Manchester.