Police charge a man following the discovery of a body in Salford

A man has been charged following the discovery of a body in Salford.

Neil Cuckson (16/10/1987) of Eccles Old Road in Salford has been charged with Administering a Noxious Substance, Supplying class A and class C controlled drugs, Perverting the Course of Justice and Preventing Lawful Burial and will appear at Manchester Crown Court, Crown Square on Thursday December 19 2019.

Shortly before 8.10am on Tuesday 9 July 2019, police were called to a wooded area close to Eccles Old Road, where it meets the junction of Brentwood, to reports that a body had been found.

The body was later identified as 24-year-old former chef Hiran Chauhan who worked in the Northern Quarter of Manchester, it is thought he was seen at Cornbrook Station in Trafford.