A 42-year-old man has been charged with the murder of a pensioner who was found dead in her Wearside home at the weekend.
Jean Chiltern, 71, who was found at her home in the Oxclose area of Washington, at 4.50pm on Saturday, had suffered stab wounds.
The accused man will appear before Houghton-le-Spring magistrates today.
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