Gorleston: Man Charged With Murdering Woman

30 September 2014, 05:52

A man has been charged with murdering a woman stabbed to death in Gorleston.

Officers were called to reports a woman had been fatally injured in Sussex Road at about 1.30pm on Sunday (28 September).

Police attended the address where the body of of 50-year-old Lorna McCarthy was discovered.

The property was sealed off while officers carry out forensic enquiries.

Barry McCarthy, aged 50 and of Sussex Road in Gorleston, has been charged with murder.

A post mortem examination has confirmed that Lorna died from a stab wound to the heart.

Barry McCarthy is due at Great Yarmouth Magistrates Court this morning.