Tolworth: Man, 80, faces court charged with murdering elderly wife at their south-west London home

An 80-year-old man is set to appear in the dock on Monday charged with the murder of his wife.

Alan Sharp, of Raeburn Avenue, Tolworth, south-west London, has been charged with killing his 80-year-old wife, Jenny, at the address they shared. He is due to appear at Wimbledon Magistrates' Court.Police were called at around 9.30am on Friday to their address in Raeburn Avenue after Ms Sharp was found unresponsive, the Metropolitan Police said.

She was pronounced dead shortly afterwards.

Sharp was arrested at the scene and an investigation was launched. He was charged with murder on Saturday.

A post-mortem examination took place on Saturday and gave the cause of death as "manual compression of the neck", police said.

A police spokesperson said: "This is a terribly sad case. The family are being supported by specialist officers and we request their privacy is respected at this incredibly difficult time."

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