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Man, 25, is charged with woman's murder

Family handout Dianne Cleary pictured in front of a wall with a large bronze set of angel wings on it. She is smiling and wearing a stripey green and white shirt and open black coat. Her wavy hair is half pinned back from her face.Family handout
Dianne Cleary was "kind and loving", a friend told the BBC

A man has been charged with murder and grievous bodily harm after a woman died and another was injured at a residential property.

Dianne Cleary, 46, died following what Bedfordshire Police described as "an altercation" in a house on Turners Road North in Luton on Monday.

Another woman in her 20s was also hurt.

Jacob Clark, 25, from Skelton Close, Luton, was arrested on Wednesday and remanded into custody, ahead of a court hearing at Luton Magistrates' Court on Friday.

Bedfordshire Police Jacob Clark with shoulder-length hair. He is wearing a bandana around his forehead.Bedfordshire Police
Jacob Clark, 25, from Luton, was arrested on Wednesday morning and charged on Thursday

Paying tribute, a friend previously told the BBC that Ms Cleary was "kind and loving" and had a "glowing smile and infectious laugh".

Her family said they planned to light lanterns in her memory in the town's Lea Manor Field on Saturday.

Bedfordshire Police said specialist officers were supporting the family, adding that anyone with information about the case should dial 101 quoting Operation Wroxham or get in touch with Crimestoppers anonymously.

Kimberley Piper/BBC A set of garages behind a block of flats or houses, with two police vans parked at one end. In front of one garage is a pile of furniture and boxes.Kimberley Piper/BBC
Police were called to the scene in Luton at about 11:45 GMT on Monday

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