Man, 35, charged with woman's murder in Burton Latimer
A 35-year-old man has been charged with murder after a woman's body was found in a house.Northamptonshire Police said Paul Knight, of Donnington Road in Burton Latimer, was due to appear at Northamptonshire Magistrates Court on Monday.The body was discovered at a house in Donnington Road on Friday afternoon shortly after reports came in of a car crashing into a McDonald's restaurant.A forensic post-mortem examination found the 30-year-old woman had died as a result of pressure being applied to her neck.
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