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Monday, January 19, 1998 Published at 15:42 GMT



UK

Man on headless body murder charge
image: [ Christopher's body was found outside Blackpool's New Central Hotel ]
Christopher's body was found outside Blackpool's New Central Hotel

A man has been charged with the murder of a teenager whose headless and dismembered corpse was found in a waste bin behind a seaside hotel.


[ image: Christopher Hartley]
Christopher Hartley
Stuart Diamond, 20, was extradited from the Irish Republic during the weekend to face the charge concerning the death of Christopher Hartley, 17, from Burnley.

The teenager's body was found behind the New Central Hotel, Blackpool, on December 30 last year.

Blackpool magistrates remanded Diamond in custody for a week after his appearance on Monday.
 





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