Man, 21, charged with murder of Tyson Fury's cousin Rico Burton

Man, 21, charged with murder of Tyson Fury's cousin Rico Burton
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Tom Evans

By Tom Evans


Published: 23/08/2022

- 16:35

Updated: 23/08/2022

- 17:03

Liam O’Prey, 21, has been charged with the murder of Rico Burton in Altrincham on Sunday, Greater Manchester Police has said

O’Prey, of no fixed abode, has been remanded in custody and will appear at Manchester and Salford Magistrates’ Court on August 24.

He was arrested following the death of Rico Burton, who was the cousin of world heavyweight boxing champion Tyson Fury.

A police tent at the scene on Railway Street in Altrincham, Trafford, where 31-year-old Rico Burton, the cousin of heavyweight boxing champion Tyson Fury, died following a stabbing incident on Sunday. Two men aged 21 and 20 have been arrested, one on suspicion of murder and the other on suspicion of causing grievous bodily harm with intent and murder. Picture date: Monday August 22, 2022.
The stabbing took place in the Goose Green area of Altrincham
Peter Byrne

Mr Burton, 31, died after being stabbed outside a bar in the Goose Green area of Altrincham, Manchester in the early hours of Sunday morning.

His death led his boxer cousin to post an impassioned plea on social media to end knife crime, writing: “This needs to stop.”

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