Seventh man charged with conspiracy to commit murder of Christopher Hughes

A seventh man has been charged in connection with the death of a Wigan dad. Adrius Uzkuraitis 26, of Holly Road, Wigan, has been charged with conspiracy to commit murder. He was remanded in custody ahead of a hearing at Wigan Magistrates Court tomorrow (April 5.)

Christopher Hughes, 37, was last seen in the Worsley Hall area of Wigan at 4pm on February 18. His body was found by a dog walker in a ditch off White Moss Road South in Skelmersdale, Lancashire, close to the M58 motorway on the morning of February 22. A post mortem concluded he died as a result of multiple serious injuries.

Last month five men appeared in court charged with conspiracy to commit murder following the death of Mr Hughes.

On March 5th Alan Jaf, 51, of Ridyard Street, Wigan; Khalil Awla, 48, of Greenwood Avenue, Wigan; Erland Spahiu, 33, of Uppingham, Skelmersdale; Curtis Balbas, 30, of Matheson Drive, Wigan and Dean Smeaton O'Neill-Davey, 29, of Bulteel Street, Wigan appeared at Manchester magistrates' court charged with conspiracy to murder.

All five were remanded in custody until their next hearing at Manchester Crown Court on April 8.

On March 17th a sixth man, Mohammed Razgar, 40, of Plane Avenue in Wigan, also appeared in court charged with conspiracy to murder and remanded in custody.

Christopher's mum, Susan, has previously paid tribute to him, saying: "The family of Chris wish everyone to respect their privacy at this difficult time and are heartbroken at the loss of their loving son, father, brother and uncle. He will leave a part in the family that can never be filled. RIP Christopher David Hughes."