Pensioner is charged with the murder of Rosina, 85
A PENSIONER has been charged with the murder of an 85-year-old woman.
Mrs Coleman died at home
Rosina Coleman’s body was found by a handyman at her home in Romford, Essex, on Tuesday.
A post-mortem examination gave the cause of death as blunt force trauma to the head and neck.
The Metropolitan Police said Paul Prause, also of Romford, who was arrested on Friday, has been charged with her murder.
The 65-year-old was remanded in custody and will appear at Redbridge magistrates court today.
Neighbours described Mrs Coleman as “incredible” and someone who was “always happy”.
The former seamstress was a mother of two and had lived on the road for decades with her husband Bill, who died about 11 years ago.
One friend, who did not wish to be named, said: “It’s such a sad thing.”