Man, 80, charged with murder accused of strangling elderly wife to death
Alan Sharp, 80, of Raeburn Avenue, Tolworth, south-west London, will appear in custody at Wimbledon Magistrates' Court on Monday, 22 July, charged with the murder of his wife, Jenny Sharp.
A man has been charged with murdering his elderly wife, who was strangled to death.
Alan Sharp, 80, of Raeburn Avenue, Tolworth, south-west London, will appear in custody at Wimbledon Magistrates’ Court on Monday, 22 July, to charged with the murder of his wife, Jenny Sharp, at the address they shared.
An investigation was launched after police were called at around 9.30am on Friday, 19 July to a residential address in Raeburn Avenue after a woman was found unresponsive. She was sadly pronounced dead at 9.32am.
Alan Sharp was arrested at the scene and an investigation was undertaken by detectives from the Met’s Specialist Crime Command, led by Detective Chief Inspector Brian Howie. He was charged with murder on Saturday, 20 July.
A forensic post-mortem examination took place on Saturday 20 July and gave the cause of death for Jenny Sharp as manual compression of the neck.
Police are not looking for anyone else in connection with the murder.
DCI Howie said: “This is a terribly sad case. The family are being supported by specialist officers and we request their privacy is respected at this incredibly difficult time.”
