Man charged after 'much-loved' woman, 61, killed and another seriously injured in Worcester

Wendy Francis, 61, was found dead at an address on Haresfield Close on Saturday evening (2nd March). Credit: West Mercia Police

A man has been charged with murder and attempted murder after a woman was killed and another seriously injured in Worcester.

Wendy Francis, 61, who was described as “one in a million” by her family, was found dead at an address on Haresfield Close on Saturday evening (2nd March).

Another woman, aged 38, was taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries but is now stable, West Mercia Police said.

Damian Homer, 50, of Haresfield Close in Worcester, was charged on Monday morning and will appear at Kidderminster Magistrates’ Court later.

Detective Chief Inspector Leighton Harding, of the Major Investigation Unit, previously reassured the public it was an “isolated incident”.

In a statement released over the weekend, Ms Francis’s family, who asked that their privacy be respected, said: “Wendy will be hugely missed. She was one in a million and much-loved.”

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