A 26-year-old man has been charged with murder following the death of a man in Measham on Wednesday evening (December 1).

Ben Dunlop, of Hart Drive, Measham, has been charged with the murder of 75-year-old Ronald Dunlop.

He will be appearing at Leicester Magistrates' Court tomorrow morning (Saturday 4 December).

Dunlop has also been charged with one count of criminal damage in relation to the death of a cat, also on December 1.

The body of Ronald Dunlop - who was named by police earlier today (Friday) was found on the evening of Wednesday, December 1, at a house in Hart Drive, following a call from the East Midlands Ambulance Service.

Officers were then called to the scene and a murder investigation was launched.

Ronald's family said: "Ronald will be greatly missed by all his family and we are shocked that his life ended this way.

"We would like to be left alone at this time to assist the police and process our grief."