A man who died in a Walsall house fire on Christmas Day has been formally identified as 58-year-old Geoffrey Carter.
Police were called to the blaze in South Street Gardens, Caldmore, at 5.30pm on 25 December where they found Mr Carter had suffered severe smoke inhalation; he was pronounced dead later in hospital.
Susan Buckley – an unemployed woman from South Street Gardens – was arrested in connection with his death and on Saturday she was charged with murder.
The 57-year-old appeared before Walsall Magistrates Court this morning (Mon 30 Dec) and was remanded into prison ahead of a further appearance at Wolverhampton Crown Court tomorrow.