Mr Layfield was appointed head of strings at the Royal Northern College of Music (RNCM) in 2002.

BBC: Chethams School of Music

Violin teacher Wen Zhou Li, 57, of Cheshire, who teaches at both Chetham's and the RNCM, was arrested and released on bail last week.

BBC: Chethams School of Music

She said Mr Layfield was currently absent from work due to ill-health and the RNCM was therefore not able to comment further on the matter.

BBC: Chethams School of Music