A 63-year-old man has appeared in court charged with murdering his 94-year-old father in Bolton and was remanded in custody until a further hearing in November.

Mark Lord, 63, appeared at a hearing before Judge Nicholas Clarke KC on Monday, charged with murdering his 94-year-old father Allan Lord, whose body was found at a house on Bryngs Drive in Harwood, Bolton at 11.35am on Wednesday; he was remanded in custody and will appear at Bolton Crown Court on November 16, with a trial date set for March 30 next year.