A MAN charged with the murder of Jacqueline Harrison will appear in court this morning.

Jacqueline Harrison, who was aged 48 and known as Jackie, was found dead at her flat in Gresham Road, Dines Green, Worcester, on Thursday, April 12. She had suffered injuries from a serious assault.

A man in his 50s was arrested in Dorchester, Dorset, on Sunday, April 15 and following questioning and inquiries by detectives from West Mercia Police, authority to charge him with murder was given by the Crown Prosecution Service yesterday.

He will be held in custody until he appears at Worcester Magistrates' Court today.