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| Murder charge over missing wife | Murder charge over missing wife |
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| The husband of a woman who has been missing from her home for more than a year is to appear in court charged with her murder. | The husband of a woman who has been missing from her home for more than a year is to appear in court charged with her murder. |
| Kate Prout, 56, disappeared on 5 November 2007 from her farm at Redmarley in the Forest of Dean. | Kate Prout, 56, disappeared on 5 November 2007 from her farm at Redmarley in the Forest of Dean. |
| Adrian Prout, 46, was arrested on at the property Tuesday morning. | |
| At the height of the inquiry more than 100 police officers were involved. Mr Prout is due to appear before Cheltenham Magistates' Court later. | At the height of the inquiry more than 100 police officers were involved. Mr Prout is due to appear before Cheltenham Magistates' Court later. |
| Ann Reddrop, spokeswoman for the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) said: "We have been working closely with the police over the past months to investigate all aspects of Mrs Prout's disappearance before reaching a final decision on charging. | Ann Reddrop, spokeswoman for the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) said: "We have been working closely with the police over the past months to investigate all aspects of Mrs Prout's disappearance before reaching a final decision on charging. |
| "Accordingly, we have this week authorised the police to charge Mr Prout." | "Accordingly, we have this week authorised the police to charge Mr Prout." |
| Acting Det Supt Neil Kelly added: "This has been a complex, thorough and necessarily lengthy investigation to bring us to this point." | Acting Det Supt Neil Kelly added: "This has been a complex, thorough and necessarily lengthy investigation to bring us to this point." |
| Monday's arrest marks the third occasion on which Mr Prout has held by police. | |
| In January Gloucestershire Police said he was no longer a suspect although they would not reveal what had led to Monday's development. |