Man charged with 2013 murder of widow, 86

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Una CrownImage source, Cambridgeshire Constabulary

A man has been charged with the murder of an 86-year-old widow who was found dead at her bungalow in 2013.

Una Crown was lying in a pool of blood surrounded by burnt newspaper in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, on 13 January.

Detectives investigating her death have charged David Newton, a 69-year-old man from the town, police said.

Cambridgeshire Police said he was detained earlier and in custody at Thorpe Wood Police Station in Peterborough.

Una Crown and Jack Crown

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