A MAN will appear in court today charged with manslaughter.
David Brent Lilley, 36, was found dead in the back yard of a house in Maple Terrace, Shiney Row, near Washington, Wearside, at about 10.30pm on Sunday.
Mr Lilley, a warehouseman, from Thirlmere Crescent, Penshaw, lived with his partner and their eight-year-old daughter.
Kevin Brian King, 29, of Maple Terrace, was yesterday charged with manslaughter.
He is due to appear before Houghton Magistrates' Court this morning.
A second man who had been arrested in connection with Mr Lilley's death was released without charge.
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