A 20-YEAR-OLD man has appeared in court charged with the murder of a Northwich man.

The 60-year-old, named on Monday as John Leonard, died in hospital on Saturday morning following an alleged street attack in Macclesfield in the early hours of Friday morning.

Andrew Kirkby, 20, of Barn Road, Congleton, has been charged with murder and was due to appear at Macclesfield Magistrates Court on Monday.

Five other males have been released on police bail pending further inquiries.