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Three men charged with burglary after woman found dead in Leicester

Three men charged with burglary after woman found dead in Leicester

Three men have been charged with burglary after a woman was found dead in Leicester.

Her body was discovered at a property on Radiant Road in Thurncourt on Thursday morning.

Carl Sanders, a 48-year-old from Leicester, has been charged with preventing the lawful burial of a body, burglary and three counts of fraud by false misrepresentation.

Richard Chapman, 39, and Christopher Chapman, 35, both of no fixed address, have each been charged with burglary.

They have been held in custody and will appear at Leicester Magistrates’ Court on Saturday.

A further two men, aged 39 and 48, have been released on bail pending further enquiries.

A post-mortem has been completed and further tests will be carried out, police added.

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