Woman found dead in Leigh garden named as Elaine Flanagan
A woman found dead in a back garden in Wigan has been identified by police.
Officers were called to a property on Wigan Road, Leigh, just after midnight on Monday.
The body of Elaine Flanagan was discovered. Her husband Thomas Flanagan, 57, was later arrested and then charged with her murder.
Mr Flanagan was remanded in custody at Wigan Magistrates' Court on Wednesday and is due to appear at Liverpool Crown Court on Friday.
A post-mortem examination to establish the cause of her death was inconclusive and further tests are now taking place, police said.