Trial date set for man, 83, accused of murder

A police car stationed outside a semi-detached 1930s-style house on Kingsbury Avenue. There is police tape across the drive and a blue car parked on it.Image source, Tony Fisher/BBC
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Police said the woman died at a property on Kingsbury Avenue, Dunstable

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A trial date has been set for an 83-year-old man who has been accused of murdering a woman found dead in her home.

Margaret Worby, 84, was found dead in a property on Kingsbury Avenue, Dunstable, by Bedfordshire Police just after 13:40 GMT on Thursday.

Roger Worby, of Kingsbury Avenue, was charged with murder and appeared at Luton Crown Court. He was remanded in custody.

A plea hearing was scheduled for 2 May and a provisional trial date was set for 14 July.

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