A 50-YEAR-OLD man charged with the attempted murder of a woman has been remanded in custody.

Martin Laithwaite, of Westwell Grove, Leigh appeared in Manchester and Salford Magistrates’ Court.

Shortly before 3am on Thursday, October 12, police were called to a property on Westwell Grove in Leigh to a report of a disturbance.

On arrival a woman in her 40s was discovered with serious head injuries and was taken to hospital where she remains in a stable but critical condition.

He will next appear in Bolton Crown Court on Friday, November 10.