Man charged with murdering lecturer

A antheral has been charged with murdering a pistillate who was recovered fatally injured successful a thoroughfare successful Plymouth.

Paul Butler, 53, has been charged successful transportation with the decease of Claire Chick, who was a caregiver and assemblage lecturer.

The 48-year-old was recovered earnestly injured successful West Hoe Road connected Wednesday and aboriginal died successful hospital.

Mr Butler, of Stangray Avenue successful the city, is owed to look earlier the Plymouth Magistrates' Court connected Monday.

Senior investigating serviceman Det Insp Rob Smith, of Devon and Cornwall Police, said: "We person specializer officers successful spot to proceed to supply enactment to Claire's family.

"Our probe is ongoing, and I would similar to convey the section assemblage for their enactment whilst we person carried retired our enquiries implicit the past fewer days."

In a tribute, the household of the parent and grandma said: "We are perfectly devastated and breached astatine the nonaccomplishment of our beauteous caring mother, Claire Chick.

"She was the astir beauteous lively psyche and was determination for everyone.

"Everyone who knew our mum had truthful overmuch affirmative words to accidental astir her.

"She was the beingness and psyche of immoderate spot wherever she was."