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A man has been arrested in connection with the death of Bradley Moore in Ashton-under-Lyne.

Police say Bradley may have been hit by a car shortly after being assaulted.

A 44-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving .

Four youths - a 12-year-old boy, two 16 -year-old boys and a 17-year-old boy- have been charged with murder and appeared at court.

A boy who is just 12-years-old is facing a murder charge at a court in Manchester. He can't be named for legal reasons, but he is one of four youngsters charged with killing 43-year-old Bradley Moore in Ashton-under-Lyne.

Tributes have been paid to Mr Moore who died following an incident near a fast food restaurant in the centre of the town.

Tim Scott has this report:

A man who was murdered in Ashton-under-Lyne has now been named as 43-year-old Bradley Moore.

Shortly before 10.50pm on Wednesday 27 July 2016 police were called to Warrington Street in Ashton town centre to reports of an assault.

Bradley, who is from Ashton, was taken to hospital where he sadly died in the early hours of Thursday 28 July 2016.

Four boys appeared at Oldham Magistrates’ Court charged with murder today, Monday, 1 August 2016.

The boys, who are aged 12, 16, 16 and 17, will appear at Manchester Crown Court this afternoon.

A 12-year-old boy is among four people charged with murder after a man died following an attack outside a McDonald's in Greater Manchester.

The youngster - along with a 17-year-old and two 16 year olds - will appear at Oldham Magistrates Court on Monday.

They cannot be named for legal reasons.

Police were called to Warrington Street in the centre of Ashton-under-Lyne, Tameside at around 10.50pm last Wednesday.

A man in his 40s was found injured and taken to hospital where he died in the early hours of Thursday.

He is yet to be named.

Police have charged four boys aged 12, 16, 16 and 17 with murder after the death of a man outside a McDonalds in Ashton-under-Lyne.

Police were called and found an injured man in his 40s who was taken to hospital where he died in the early hours of last Thursday.

The boys are due before Oldham Magistrates Court later.

A grandmother who was attacked by burglars who broke into her home in the middle of the night is in a life threatening condition in hospital.

Barbara Dransfield, 63, was in her wheelchair when she was beaten by two masked men at her home in Ashton-under-Lyne on Tuesday.

On Friday she spoke to Granada Reports from her hospital bed. This morning she was taken to intensive care when she remains in a coma.

Speaking to Manchester Evening News, her husband Leonard, 65, said she has been taken into the intensive care unit at North Manchester General Hospital where doctors say her condition is life-threatening.

He said: “She has been taken into ICU and put into a coma and on life support.

“During the night she took a turn for the worse. She seemed to be getting better but last night that was it.”

• Granada Reports was unable to reach Greater Manchester Police or North Manchester General Hospital for comment.

Two men have been charged following a fatal fail-to-stop collision in Ashton-under-Lyne.

Shahzaib Hossain, 11, died seconds after leaving prayers at his local mosque with his father, Javid Hossain, and uncles.

He was crossing a road behind his uncle and in front of his father when he was hit by the car and thrown into the air, landing 20 yards away.

The Mercedes car that was involved in the collision did not stop at the scene.

Henry Brandon Barker, 19, of Hampton Road, Failsworth has been charged with causing death by dangerous driving, causing death whilst driving uninsured, driving without insurance, failing to stop at the scene of an accident and failing to report an accident.

Aaron James Ward, 24, of Hattersley Road West, Hattersley has been charged with aiding and abetting an individual causing death whilst uninsured.

Both men have been remanded into custody and are due to appear at Tameside Magistrates Court today.

A 27-year-old man who was arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving has been bailed until a later date pending further enquiries.