The trial of a 70-year-old who is accused of murdering a pensioner 12 years ago is set to start today.
David Newton, of Magazine Close in Wisbech, previously denied murdering Una Crown, 86, who was found dead in her bungalow on the same road in 2013.
Mrs Crown’s body was found on January 13, 2013. Her body had been set on fire and she had multiple stab wounds to her neck and chest.
Newton will face trial this morning at Cambridge Crown Court after entering a not-guilty plea in May last year.
He was charged with the murder in April last year.
Until a post-mortem examination was carried out, her death was initially treated as unexplained.
The retired postmistress had last been seen alive on Friday, January 11, 2013 – just two days before her body was discovered – when she was seen on CCTV leaving a supermarket.
Mrs Crown had spoken to a friend over the phone at about 5pm on the Saturday, the day before she was discovered by police.
The trial is estimated to last for around four weeks.