A 31-YEAR-OLD Worcester man has been charged with murder following the discovery of a man's body in Bidford.

The body of Michael James Kelly, aged 35, from Worcester, was discovered by a farmer in a copse off Grafton Lane, at just after noon last Thursday (July 4).

Gerald Edwards, also from Worcester, was remanded in custody by Worcester magistrates on Monday charged with his murder.

A second man, who had earlier been arrested, was released without charge.

A postmortem held last Friday (July 5), revealed that Mr Kelly had died of head injuries.