A man has been charged with murder following the death of a 34-year-old woman.

Police and ambulance services were called to a home in Berridge Gree, Edgware, early on Tuesday to reports of a serious assault.

A 34-year-old woman was pronounced dead at the scene.

James Richardson, 34, of Berridge Green, Edgware, was charged yesterday with the murder of Natalia Czekaj, a Polish national.

The woman was formally identified and her next of kin were informed.

A post-mortem at Northwick Park Hospital gave the cause of death as shock, haemorrhage and multiple stab wounds.

Mr Richardson is due to appear today at Hendon Magistrates Court.