Man charged with murder after 31-year-old woman stabbed to death in Yorkshire

Craig Woodhall, 40, formerly of Windsor Crescent, Barnsley, has been charged with murder and remanded in custody after the death of a woman in the Middlecliffe area of Barnsley.

He will appear before Barnsley Magistrates’ Court today (Tuesday 31 March).

Police were called at around 5pm on Sunday March 29, following reports a woman had been stabbed in Windsor Crescent.

Upon police arrival, a 31-year-old woman was sadly pronounced dead.

A post mortem carried out on Monday 30 March concluded that the woman’s cause of death was multiple stab wounds.

While formal identification is yet to take place, the woman’s family is receiving support from specially trained officers.

The public are asked to be mindful of comments posted on social media and to respect the family’s privacy at this difficult time.

Enquiries continue into the circumstances surrounding the woman’s death and anyone with information is asked to contact police on 101, quoting incident number 471 of 29 March.

You can also give information anonymously by contacting independent charity Crimestoppers via their website – www.crimestoppers-uk.org – or by calling their UK Contact Centre on 0800 555 111.