A 22-YEAR-OLD man has been charged with the murder of Sandra Black, 39, whose dismembered remains were found in a coal bunker in Gateshead on Monday.

William Francis Johnston, of Camborne Grove, will appear before Gateshead magistrates today. A post-mortem examination revealed Ms Black of St Mary's Court, in Gateshead, died of serious head injuries. A woman, who was detained with the man, was released without charge