A MAN has been charged with the murder of a 59-year-old woman who was stabbed to death in the early hours of Tuesday morning (March 13).

The victim, Lesley Larner, was found stabbed at a property in Target House, Sherwood Close, West Ealing, at about 1.30am. She was taken by ambulance to St Mary's Hospital where she was later pronounced dead.

Larry Parker, 52, of Sherwood Close, was arrested and has been remanded into custody to appear at the Old Bailey on Monday March 19.

Next of kin have been informed.

A post-mortem on Tuesday gave cause of death as stab wounds.