TWO men have appeared before magistrates charged with murder.

Dale Jones, aged 21, of Walker Street, Bury, and Babar Hussain, aged 27, of Cornwall Drive, Bury, appeared before Bury Magistrates Court on Thursday following their arrest on Tuesday.

Martin Rankin, aged 37, was found with multiple wounds at his home in Glenvale Close, Radcliffe, early on Christmas Eve. He died at Fairfield Hospital on December 31.

Jones and Hussain will appear before Manchester Crown Court on January 20. Both were remanded in custody.