A MAN charged with murdering his partner and attempted murder of two men appeared before a Crown Court judge.
Robert Massey is alleged to have murdered 49-year-old Jacqueline Forrest.
He is also accused of attempting to murder two men.
The body of Ms Forrest was found at a house in Piele Road, Haydock, on the morning of last Wednesday, August 31.
A post-mortem examination revealed the cause of death as blunt force trauma to the head and manual asphyxiation by strangulation or suffocation.
Massey, 43, of Piele Road, appeared for the first time at Liverpool Crown Court via video link from prison this morning, Monday, September 5.
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He is accused of murdering Ms Forrest on August 30 and attempting to murder Anthony Paul Murphy and Graham Roberts on August 31.
He did not apply for bail and the Recorder of Liverpool, Judge Andrew Menary, QC, formally refused bail.
The judge further remanded Massey in custody until Monday, October 3 when he is expected to enter his pleas.
A date for a trial, listed to last between seven and 10 days, was provisionally fixed to begin on Monday, February 6, 2023.
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