A man has appeared in court, accused of the murder of a pensioner in Bexleyheath.

Kevin Pearce, 58, of Barton Close, was charged by detectives yesterday, and appeared in Bromley Magistrates Court via video link from custody on the same day.

It comes after police were called at 3.10pm on June 5, 2021 to a report of a non-responsive woman at a home in Barton Close, Bexleyheath.

Officers attended along with London Ambulance Service, and an 89-year-old woman was pronounced dead at the scene.

Her next of kin continue to be supported by specially trained officers.

Pearce was remanded to appear at the Old Bailey on Thursday, March 30.