Manslaughter Charge Over Death At Gannet Close, Castleford

    A 47-year-old man has been charged with manslaughter following the death of a man in Castleford

    On Thursday 8 September, Jeffrey Howarth, 39, was found deceased at a property on Gannet Close. 

    Ian Robinson, from Castleford, has been charged today (10 September) with manslaughter and will appear at Wakefield Magistrates Court on Monday 12 September. He remains in police custody. 

    A 25-year-old man was also arrested on suspicion of murder yesterday in relation to this case, he has now been released on bail.

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