A man has been charged with the murder of a woman in Bovingdon near Hemel Hempstead at the weekend.
Police were called to reports of a disturbance in Austins Mead just before twenty past three on Saturday, December 11, 2021.
When they arrived, they found a woman with serious injuries.
A man was arrested at the scene.
Paramedics attended, but she died a short time later. She has not yet been formally identified.
Detectives from the Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Hertfordshire Major Crime Unit (BCH MCU) subsequently launched an investigation to determine the circumstances of the woman’s death.
Ashley Howse, aged 35, from Austins Mead, Bovingdon, was charged with murder during the early hours of Monday, December 13, 2021 and also charged with the attempted murder of a man during the same incident.
He has been remanded into custody to appear before Hatfield Remand Court (today Monday December 13.)
Detective Chief Inspector Sam Khanna, from the Major Crime Unit, said: “There was a heavy police presence in the village over the weekend as we carried out initial enquiries into this tragic incident, which we understand will have come as a huge shock to the community.”
He went on: “Currently we are treating this as an isolated case and as such we do not believe there is any wider risk to the public, nor are we seeking anyone else in connection with the incident.”
