A man has been charged with the murder of Mariann Borocz, a Hungarian woman who went missing in Greater Manchester this month.
Christopher Barlow, 61, will appear at Manchester and Salford magistrates court on Boxing Day charged with murdering Borocz, whose body was found at a house in Bolton on Christmas Eve.
Borocz was last seen in Bolton on 14 December and was missing for nine days while extensive searches were carried out, including public appeals by Greater Manchester police (GMP) in English and Hungarian.
Specialist units were deployed to help find the woman, who was aged about 55, spoke very little English, and had been categorised as “high-risk”.
The body discovered on 24 December has now been formally identified as that of Borocz and specialist police are supporting her family.
The senior investigating officer DCI Tony Platten, from GMP’s major incident team, said: “On behalf of the entire investigation team, our condolences remain with Mariann’s family as they try to come to terms with her death.
“Our investigation is moving at pace, and we are continuing to work hard to build a full timeline of events leading up to Mariann’s death.
“As part of our investigation, we are once again appealing for additional information from the local community. You can speak to our officers in person or call 101 quoting incident 1670 of 23 December 2024.
“I’d also like to thank those who have spoken to us already and helped initially in sharing our appeals around Bolton.”
