- Andrew Bell, 44, has been charged with the murder of 44-year-old mum Leanne Park in Darlington.
- Leanne, who worked at Ventress Hall care home in Darlington, was found dead in a flat above The Greyhound pub on Parkgate after 999 crews were called at about 9.15pm on Wednesday, September 23.
- Bell, of Parkgate in Darlington, has not been asked to enter a plea to the charge yet.
- He will be appearing before Judge Francis Laird KC, the Recorder of Middlesbrough, at Teesside Crown Court.