A murder suspect has been named after a woman was found dead in a home.

Merseyside Police were called to Bolde Way in Spital shortly after 11.20am on Tuesday 23 April. The North West Ambulance Service alerted officers after the body of a woman, aged 90, was found in a house. She was pronounced dead at the scene.

Police later named the victim as Myra Thompson. A 48-year-old man and a 51-year-old woman, both from the Wirral area, were arrested on suspicion of murder.

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Detectives have since charged Jane Hill, 51, of Norwich Drive in Upton with murder and robbery. She has been taken into custody.

The 48-year-old man from Wirral has been released without further action in relation to the murder, however he remains under investigation for robbery, police said.

Anyone with information is asked to contact @MerPolCC on anonymously, at 0800 555 111.

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