Husband, 81, charged with murder over death of wife, 75, at house in Histon, Cambridgeshire

Melvin Way, Histon, in Cambridgeshire, where a 75-year-old woman was found dead. Her husband has been charged with murder. Credit: Google StreetView

A husband has been charged with his wife's murder after she was found dead on New Year's Eve.

The body of Gabriella Rudin, 75, was discovered at a house in Melvin Way, Histon, in Cambridgeshire, on 31 December.

Martin Rudin, 81, of Melvin Way, Histon, was arrested and taken into custody.

He was due to appear at Cambridge Magistrates' Court on Tuesday charged with the murder of his wife.

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