A woman has been charged with murder after a body of a man was found buried in a back garden in Northampton.

Fiona Beal, 48, was arrested at a hotel in Cumbria shortly after midnight on Wednesday after Northamptonshire Police launched a murder investigation.

The force said the body was believed to be that of a 42-year-old missing man.

They added it was found in the garden of a house in Northampton yesterday afternoon after they were called to an address in Moore Street, Kingsley.

Forensic officers and specialist search teams, including a cadaver dog, were sent to the address, where they made the discovery following an extensive search.

Two police officers guarded the door of the property, with a forensics team going in and out of the house.

Two police cars and a police van were also stationed outside the property.

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Police said the remains are expected be taken to Leicester where they will be forensically examined by a Home Office pathologist.

Detective Chief Inspector Adam Pendlebury, from the major crime team of the East Midlands Special Operations Unit, said: “Regrettably, I can confirm that a body has been found in the rear garden of the address.

“We believe it to be that of a missing 42-year-old male, but formal identification has yet to take place.

“Police officers have been conducting house-to-house inquiries in the area over the past couple of days.

“This remains a complex and challenging investigation/

“We are appealing for anyone with any information to contact Northamptonshire Police on 101, quoting incident number 26 of 16 March, 2022.”

Beal, of Moore Street, is due to appear at Northampton Magistrates’ Court tomorrow morning.

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