A man has been charged with the murder of a woman in St Neots on Saturday (August 29).

The Hunts Post: Curlew Place, St Neots,Curlew Place, St Neots, (Image: Archant)

Timothy Allen, 40, of Curlew Place, St Neots, appeared at Peterborough Magistrates’ Court this morning (Wednesday).

He was remanded in custody by magistrates and will appear at Cambridge Crown Court on Friday.

The post mortem of the victim concluded that she died from multiple cuts to the neck.

The woman has been formally identified by Cambridgeshire police as 39-year-old Samantha Ho.

The post mortem was conducted on Monday (August 31) at Peterborough City Hospital.

The property in Curlew Place, St Neots, where the woman in her 30s was found, remains cordoned off and inquiries continue.

The death is being treated as an isolated incident and no one else is being sought in connection.