A man has been charged in connection with the death of a woman in Cheltenham earlier this week.

Zak O’Neill, 19, and of Salamanca Road, Cheltenham, has today (Friday 18 March) been charged with the murder of his mother, Michelle O’Neill, aged 47.

Michelle’s body was discovered by a relative at an address on Salamanca Road, Cheltenham.

The ambulance service attended and she was pronounced dead at the scene.

Zak O’Neill has been remanded in custody and is due to appear this morning at Cheltenham Magistrates’ Court today, Friday 18 March.