Detectives investigating the death of Nicole Selena Waterhouse in York have charged a 25-year-old man with her murder.

The man has also been charged with the attempted murder of Karen Browne.

He was arrested in the early hours of Monday 21 October 2013 following an incident at Phoenix Boulevard in the Leeman Road area of the city during the evening of Sunday 20 October 2013.

He has been remanded in police custody and is due to appear at York Magistrates’ Court this morning (Wednesday 23 October 2013).