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| St Neots murder probe: Woman had been beheaded | St Neots murder probe: Woman had been beheaded |
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| A woman found dead at a house in Cambridgeshire had been beheaded, the BBC understands. | A woman found dead at a house in Cambridgeshire had been beheaded, the BBC understands. |
| The body of the woman in her 30s, named locally as scientist Samantha Ho, was found at the house in Curlew Place, St Neots, on Saturday. Witnesses said her head and body were found separately. | The body of the woman in her 30s, named locally as scientist Samantha Ho, was found at the house in Curlew Place, St Neots, on Saturday. Witnesses said her head and body were found separately. |
| A post-mortem examination concluded she died from "multiple cuts to the neck". | A post-mortem examination concluded she died from "multiple cuts to the neck". |
| Timothy Allen, 40, from Curlew Place, has been charged with murder and appeared before magistrates earlier. | Timothy Allen, 40, from Curlew Place, has been charged with murder and appeared before magistrates earlier. |
| The woman was found after armed officers, called by the ambulance service, forced entry to the house. | The woman was found after armed officers, called by the ambulance service, forced entry to the house. |
| Increased patrols | Increased patrols |
| Mr Allen was arrested on suspicion of murder and was initially taken to Hinchingbrooke Hospital with what police described as a serious but not life-threatening injury. | Mr Allen was arrested on suspicion of murder and was initially taken to Hinchingbrooke Hospital with what police described as a serious but not life-threatening injury. |
| He was later released from hospital and was charged with murder on Monday. | He was later released from hospital and was charged with murder on Monday. |
| A Cambridgeshire Police spokesman said the death was being treated as an isolated incident and no-one else was being sought. | A Cambridgeshire Police spokesman said the death was being treated as an isolated incident and no-one else was being sought. |
| "Officers are in contact with the victim's family and they are being kept up-to-date on the inquiry," he said. | |
| A dog was also killed in the incident, it has emerged. | |
| Inquiries are continuing at the property and extra patrols have been put in place. | |
| Mr Allen appeared before magistrates in Peterborough earlier with a large plaster on his neck. | Mr Allen appeared before magistrates in Peterborough earlier with a large plaster on his neck. |
| He was remanded in custody to appear via video link at Cambridgeshire Crown Court on Friday. | He was remanded in custody to appear via video link at Cambridgeshire Crown Court on Friday. |