Neasden: Two charged over woman's murder and bank card theft

Two people have been charged after a 71-year-old woman was found dead at a house in north-west London.

Police were called to the property in Aylesbury Street, Neasden, over concerns for a woman's welfare where they discovered the body of Susan Hawkey on 26 September.

Chelsea Grant, 27, and Xyaire Howard, 22, were arrested on suspicion of murder, theft of a bank card and fraud.

The pair, of Press Road, will appear at Willesden Magistrates' Court on Monday.

The investigation is being led by homicide detectives from the force's specialist crime branch.

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