A WOMAN has been charged with murder and arson after a man was found dead in a house fire.
Caroline Mothershill, 37, was detained following the fatal blaze in Stratford, east London, on August 25.
Emergency services rushed to the scene on Gilbert Street shortly after 10am and discovered the body of a 56-year-old man.
A special post-mortem was carried out yesterday, with the results expected after further examination.
Detectives later arrested and charged Mothershill with murder and arson.
She will appear before Thames Magistrates’ Court later today.
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