A MAN has been charged after a man was stabbed to death in Stretford.

Gilvy Anderson, 48, of Davyhulme Road, Stretford, has been charged with the murder of a 50-year-old man, who has since been formally identified as Emile Anderson.

He has been remanded in custody to appear before Manchester Magistrates Court on Monday, April 19.

At around 9.40pm on Friday, April 16, police were called to reports of a stabbing at an address in Davyhulme Road, Stretford.

Enquiries have established that Emile was stabbed following an altercation with the offender.

Emergency services attended and Emile was taken to hospital with a stab wound to his chest. Despite the best work of hospital staff, he was pronounced dead a short while later.