A 13-year-old girl has been charged with murder after a woman was found dead in Northamptonshire.
Called to a burning house on Newcomen Road, Wellingborough, around 3am on Monday, police found a woman dead inside.
No formal identification has taken place, but she is believed to be Marta Bednarczyk, a 43-year-old mother of three.
She was declared dead at the scene at 3.29am. Her preliminary cause of death is ‘a sharp force injury’, police said. A post-mortem examination is yet to take place.
A 13-year-old girl has been charged with murder and arson with attempt to endanger life.
Her age means she cannot be legally named. She is due to appear in court on Wednesday.
Detective Chief Insp Johnny Campbell, the senior investigating officer from the East Midlands Special Operations Unit, said: ‘This evening we have formally charged a 13-year-old Wellingborough girl with murder, and arson, and she will appear before Northampton Magistrates Court at 10am tomorrow.
‘I want to take a moment to thank the many police officers and staff who are working and continue to work tirelessly on this investigation since the very tragic events of early yesterday morning.
‘And, in particular, all our thoughts are with Marta’s family who have been fully co-operative throughout what has been a devastating couple of days for them.
‘Given the developments this evening, we will be making no further comment at this time.’
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