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Husband charged with murder
11:44pm Friday 16th May 2008
The husband of a woman whose body was found in woodland this week has been charged with her murder.
David Chenery-Wickens, 51, from Duddleswell, near Crowborough, will appear at Hastings Magistrates' Court on Saturday morning accused of murdering his wife, Diane.
Mrs Chenery-Wickens' body was found by a dog-walker at Little Horsted, near Uckfield, on Thursday.
The 48-year-old had been missing since January 24.
The body was formally identified as hers at a post-mortem examination just after 6pm today.
Her family were informed before the news was made public.
Sussex Police arrested Mr Chenery-Wickens after the body was discovered on Thursday and charged him at 10.55pm tonight.
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