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A man has been charged with murder following the death of a woman in Stoke-on-Trent.
Peter Matthews, aged 79, from Stoke-on-Trent, has been charged with murder. .
It comes after we were called to an address on Denton Grove at around 8.40am on Friday (22 March) following reports of a sudden death.
Sadly, a woman was found dead inside the address.
We can now formally identify her as Carol Matthews, aged 73, from Stoke-on-Trent.
Specialist officers are continuing to support her family at this time.
Peter Matthews is due to appear at the North Staffordshire Justice Centre today.