TWO teenagers have appeared in court over the alleged murder of youngster in Bolton. Emergency services were called to Walker Avenue, Great Lever, in the early hours of the morning after reports of a stabbing. They took 15-year-old Reece Tansey to hospital but he died a short time later. Following this two teenagers, aged 14 and 15, both from Bolton, appeared at Manchester and Salford Magistrates Court charged with his murder. The pair, who cannot be named for legal reasons, were remanded in custody. Their case was too serious to be dealt with by magistrates and they will appear again at Manchester Crown Court on Monday.
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RIO FERDINAND is expecting further fan protests and believes the tribal divisions between supporters are being set aside in a common cause – to force club owners to listen.
His old club Manchester United’s match against Liverpool was postponed on Sunday after a peaceful planned protest escalated into violence and an invasion of the Old Trafford pitch.
Ferdinand did not condone the violence which left police officers injured, but understood where the discontent has come from, and why it is likely such protests will be repeated.
“I’m with the fans,” he told Vibe with Five.
“We don’t want violence and I’m not condoning violence or any type of lawbreaking at all, but these fans have been shunted aside (and told) ‘you’re not a thought, you’re not a consideration’.
Man charged following protest by Manchester United fans
Fans let off flares as they protested against the Glazer family (Barrington Coombs/PA)
A man has been charged following a protest by Manchester United fans.
Michael Anthony James Cusker, 28, was charged with throwing fireworks in a street, use of threatening behaviour and wilful obstruction of the highway following the protest outside The Lowry Hotel in Manchester on Sunday, a spokesman for Greater Manchester Police said.
Cusker, of Winstanley Road, Manchester, was bailed to appear at Manchester and Salford Magistrates’ Court on May 25.
The force spokesman said the incident had been referred to the Independent Office for Police Conduct to “ensure complete transparency and independence”.
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Manchester United fans outside Old Trafford on Sunday (Picture: PA) A MAN has been charged after fireworks were thrown in a protest held by Manchester United fans over the club s ownership on Sunday. Fans broke into United s Old Trafford stadium ahead of club s big game with Liverpool on Sunday and invaded the pitch, in a protest against the Red Devil s American owners, the Glazer family. Bottles and barriers were thrown at Greater Manchester Police (GMP) officers outside the club’s home ground, leaving two injured, with one needing hospital treatment. Some fans also gathered at The Lowry Hotel, where the team were based, to make their point heard.