99-year-old charged with murder
13 April 2012
A 99-year-old man was today charged with murder after his elderly wife was found dead at her nursing home.
Ida Heginbotham, 87, was discovered at the Kepplegate residential home near Blackpool, Lancashire, yesterday afternoon.
Bernard Heginbotham was arrested shortly afterwards and was charged with the murder this afternoon, said a spokesman for Lancashire Constabulary.
A Home Office post-mortem revealed Mrs Heginbotham died from wounds to her neck.
Mr Heginbotham is due to appear before Fleetwood Magistrates today