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| Batley death: Craig Stanton charged with murder | Batley death: Craig Stanton charged with murder |
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| A man has been charged with murdering a 61-year-old who was tied up and killed in his own home. | A man has been charged with murdering a 61-year-old who was tied up and killed in his own home. |
| Saleem Butt, 61, died from severe head and neck injuries after being "severely beaten" at Hyrstlands Road, Batley, between 22 and 23 April. | Saleem Butt, 61, died from severe head and neck injuries after being "severely beaten" at Hyrstlands Road, Batley, between 22 and 23 April. |
| Craig Stanton, 42, of Southgate in Huddersfield, appeared at Leeds Magistrates' Court on Monday. | Craig Stanton, 42, of Southgate in Huddersfield, appeared at Leeds Magistrates' Court on Monday. |
| Mr Stanton was remanded in custody and told he will next appear at the city's crown court on Tuesday. | Mr Stanton was remanded in custody and told he will next appear at the city's crown court on Tuesday. |
| A 46-year-old man from the Dewsbury Moor area was arrested on Monday morning on suspicion of murder. He is being held in custody, police said. | |
| A man and a woman who were arrested on suspicion of assisting an offender have been released on bail. | A man and a woman who were arrested on suspicion of assisting an offender have been released on bail. |
| Police said Mr Butt had been "severely beaten in what was clearly an horrific sustained attack". | Police said Mr Butt had been "severely beaten in what was clearly an horrific sustained attack". |
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