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Man in court charged with murder after fatal fire

Hayley CoyleYorkshire
News imageBBC/Malik Walton A police investigation scene in a residential neighbourhood. In the foreground on the left side of the image, a white police van is parked facing away from the camera. The side of the vehicle displays the words "POLICING Yorkshire & The Humber" along with a blue-and-white checkerboard logo. Additional text on the van reads "Crime Scene Investigation" and "Non Emergency 101". Across the middle of the image, red-and-white police tape has been stretched across the road, creating a cordon that restricts access to the area beyond. In the background, a row of terraced houses stands behind the police cordon. Near the centre of the image, one property shows visible signs of damage, with a large blackened hole in the roof and surrounding scorch marks. A blue-and-white forensic tent has been erected near the damaged property. BBC/Malik Walton
Shirley Hodlin died on Yew Tree Walk in Knottingley on 5 July

A man charged with the murder of a 75-year-old woman who died in a Wakefield house fire has appeared in court.

Joshua Hodlin is accused of murdering Shirley Hodlin, who was killed in the fire on Yew Tree Walk, Knottingley, on 5 July.

The 23-year-old, of Harewood Avenue, Pontefract, appeared at Leeds Crown Court earlier via videolink and did not enter a plea.

His next hearing is on 7 September and he was remanded into custody.

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