Man charged with model's murder

Amy Leigh Barnes died from her injuries in hospital

A man has been charged with the murder of a teenage model who was stabbed at her Bolton home.

Amy Leigh Barnes, 19, was found by police at her home in Farnworth, Greater Manchester, on Saturday morning. She died later in hospital.

Ricardo Morrison, 21, formerly of Birmingham, has now been charged with her murder.

Greater Manchester Police said he was due to appear before Bolton Magistrates' Court on Wednesday.

Ms Barnes, a former pupil of Lords Independent School in Bolton, was on the books of the Manchester-based modelling agency Nemesis Casting and reached the finals of the Miss British Isles contest last year.

More than 2,500 people have joined a Facebook group set up in tribute to her.

Her family said she was "a very special person and much loved by all her family and friends".