Fiona Bill was formally charged at her home on Moor Street, Kingsley, Northampton shortly after midnight, after several days of inquiries.
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Police have charged a 48-year-old woman after a body was found in her back garden.

After days of inquiries, Fiona Bill was formally charged just after midnight when a body was found at her home on Moore Street in Kingsley, Northampton.

When police searched all of her belongings, they were first called to her home on Wednesday.

Fiona Bill was formally charged at her home on Moor Street, Kingsley, Northampton shortly after midnight, after days of investigation

Police were called to her home for the first time on Wednesday as they searched all of her belongings

Police at the scene on Moore Street, Kingsley, Northampton after a body was found in the back garden

Forensic officers and specialized search teams, including a corpse dog, have been deployed, and after an extensive search, a body was found in the back garden of the property yesterday afternoon.

The remains are expected to be taken to Leicester for forensic examination by Home Office pathologists.

The investigation, involving dozens of officials and professionals, was launched after Bill was arrested at a Cumbria hotel on Wednesday morning.

Detective Chief Inspector Adam Pendlebury, of the East Midlands Special Operations Squad Major Crime Squad, said: "Unfortunately, I can confirm that a body was found in the back garden of the address.

Forensic officers and specialised search teams have been deployed, including a corpse dog, and after an extensive search, a body was found in the back garden of the property yesterday afternoon

The remains are expected to be taken to Leicester for a forensic examination by a Home Office pathologist

The investigation, involving dozens of officials and professionals, was launched after Bill was arrested at the Cambria hotel on Wednesday morning

Forensics at Northampton's Kingsley Moore Street crime scene after finding a body in back garden

"We believe this is a missing 42-year-old man who has not been officially identified.

"Police have been conducting house-to-house investigations in the area over the past few days.

"This remains a complex and challenging investigation and we appeal to anyone with information to contact Northamptonshire Police on 101, citing Incident No. 26 dated March 16, 2022."