Man charged after suspected hit-and-run death
Tommy Hunter was found at the side of the road near Ashby in Leicestershire in December
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A man has been charged with driving offences in connection with the death of a father who was found on the side of a road in Leicestershire.
Tommy Hunter, from Newhall in Derbyshire, was discovered dead in Ashby on 11 December after he failed to return from a night out.
Brandon Beesla, 27, of Hillsdale Road in Burton-upon-Trent, Staffordshire, has been charged with failing to stop after a road accident and driving a motor vehicle in a condition likely to cause danger of injury.
He is due to appear at Leicester Magistrates' Court on Friday.
Mr Hunter, 27, had been reported missing after not returning home from a nightclub.
His body was found in hedges off Burton Road the following morning.
Leicestershire Police said an investigation into the circumstances surrounding Mr Hunter's death was ongoing.
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