Woman charged with murder of 90-year-old in Wirral
Myra Thompson was found dead in her home in Spital on Tuesday morning
A woman has been charged with the murder of a 90-year-old on the Wirral.
Myra Thompson was found dead in her home in Spital on Tuesday morning, a spokesman for Merseyside Police said.
On Friday, the force said Jane Hill, 51, of Upton, Wirral, had been charged with murder.
She was also charged with the theft of £60, alleged to have been taken from Ms Thompson on April 12.
Hill, of Norwich Drive, is due to appear at Liverpool Magistrates' Court on Friday.
A 48-year-old man from Wirral who was also arrested has been released with no further action in relation to the murder, but remains under investigation for theft, police said.
Officers were called to Ms Thompson's home in Bolde Way just after 11.20am on Tuesday after a report from North West Ambulance Service.
The pensioner was pronounced dead at the scene.
Earlier this week, the force said it had voluntarily referred the matter to the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) as officers had been investigating a recent allegation of theft.
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