The husband of an 80-year-old woman will appear in court charged with her murder.

Alan Sharp, who lived on Raeburn Avenue in Tolworth, will appear in custody at Wimbledon Magistrates' Court later today (Monday 22 July) charged with the murder of his wife, Jenny Sharp, at the address they shared.

An investigation was launched after police were called at around 9:30am on Friday, 19 July to a residential address in Raeburn Avenue after a woman was found unresponsive. She was sadly pronounced dead at 9:32am.

Alan Sharp was arrested at the scene and an investigation was undertaken by detectives from the Met's Specialist Crime Command, led by Detective Chief Inspector Brian Howie. Mr Sharp was not initially identified as the victim's husband, but the police did announce he was 'known to' Mrs Sharp on Friday evening.

He was charged with murder the following day, on Saturday, 20 July, after a forensic post-mortem examination gave the cause of death for Jenny Sharp as 'manual compression of the neck'.

Police are not looking for anyone else connected with the murder.

The Met say Mrs Sharp's next of kin have been notified and are receiving support by specialist officers.

DCI Howie said: "This is a terribly sad case. The family are being supported by specialist officers and we request their privacy is respected at this incredibly difficult time."

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