Glastonbury woman charged with murder

A 53 year old woman will appear at Yeovil Magistrates Court tomorrow.

Author: Chris TatePublished 21st Apr 2022

Police have charged a 53-year-old woman with murder after a death in Glastonbury this week.

Glenn Richards, 61, died at a property on Chilkwell Street, Glastonbury in the early hours of Tuesday. Dawn Lewis, of Chilkwell Street, was charged this afternoon and remains in police custody pending an appearance at Yeovil Magistrates’ Court tomorrow.

A post-mortem concluded Mr Richards’ preliminary cause of death as multiple stab wounds. His next of kin have been informed and specially trained family liaison officers are keeping them updated.

Police say a cordon remains at the scene of the incident as investigations continue.

Chief Inspector Andrew Pritchard said: “We recognise the continued police activity in the area may cause alarm and I’d like to reassure the community neighbourhood officers remain in the area should anyone wish to raise any concerns with them.

“A thorough investigation is being carried out and while we’ve reduced the size of the cordon, we anticipate it may be a couple of days yet before we complete all our enquiries.”

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