Murder charge after man dies at Cheshire home

A man has been charged with murdering another man in a disturbance at a home in Cheshire.

David Eaton, 37, was pronounced dead after he was badly hurt at the house on Brook Lane in the Rudheath area of Northwich on Saturday.

Matthew Higgins, 35, also faces a charge of assaulting an emergency worker and was scheduled to appear before Chester Magistrates Court later.

A 41-year-old woman also arrested on suspicion of murder has been released on bail, Cheshire Police said.

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