A man has been charged with murder following the death of a woman at her home.

Gaynor Bale, 34, was found at her home in Anderson Road by London Ambulance Service (LAS) just before 9.35pm on Thursday.

A post mortem gave the cause of death as blunt trauma injury resulting in a ruptured liver.

Douglas Samuel, 34, of Marian Court, Link Street, Hackney, has been charged with murder.

He is due to appear in custody at Thames Magistrates’ Court tomorrow.