16-year-old charged with murder of Fiona Jayne Scourfield

Fiona Jayne Scourfield was an animal lover who volunteered with a charity

A 16-year-old boy has been charged with murder following the death of a woman in Carmarthenshire.

Fiona Jayne Scourfield, 54, died at a farmhouse in the St Clears area on Tuesday.

A post-mortem examination has been carried out and the coroner has been informed of her death. She was formally identified on Thursday.

The boy will appear before Llanelli Magistrates' Court on Friday after being charged by Dyfed-Powys Police.

Ms Scourfield was also known as Suzi Wales and ran the fundraising side of German Shepherd Rescue UK.

Suzanne Syers, from the charity, said she was a "lovely, genuine, down to earth" person.

"I'm shocked, it kind of keeps hitting me and I go numb, it's unbelievable," she added.

"If there was any animals in need, she would be there, she was a real animal advocate, she was absolutely one in a million."

Ms Scourfield had a dog called Bruno and the charity said her pet was "her absolute world".

The animal lover also kept chickens, goats and dogs at her small farm near Laugharne and previously worked at the town's Dylan Thomas Boathouse.

Police officers remain at the scene for a third day