Updated: York woman charged with murder

York Magistrates' Court. Photograph: Richard McDougall
29 Jul 2020 @ 12.24 pm
| Crime

A second person has been charged with the murder of a York man 13 years ago.

Sharron Roustoby, 50, has been charged with killing David Clarke in 2007.

Mr Clarke, of Huntington Road, York, was 43. His body was recovered from the River Foss near Towthorpe on 18 April 2007.

The River Foss at Towthorpe

Roustoby, of Rowntree Avenue, Clifton, was appeared before York Magistrates today (Wednesday) charged with murder.

She was remanded in custody awaiting a future court date.

In April, David Roustoby, 44, of Rawcliffe Lane, York, was charged with the murder of Mr Clarke, and is due to go on trial later in the year.

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