Man charged with manslaughter of 57-year-old man

A smiling Paul Ainscough, with short cropped brown hair and wearing a green jacket, stands in front of a grey concrete wall and a green bushImage source, Family collect
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Paul Ainscough was found dead on 24 June

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A man been charged with manslaughter after another man was found dead at home during the summer.

The body of Paul Ainscough, 57, was discovered in Hollinshead Street, Chorley, Lancashire, on 24 June.

As part of the investigation, police appealed for help from people who had been in the Stag pub in Leyland two days earlier.

Liam Slack, 34, from Langton Brow, in Eccleston, is set to appear before Preston Magistrates on 13 March.

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