Christopher Phillips, 60, has been charged with preventing a lawful burial
Police have issued an update after a woman’s body was found in a freezer at a property in a Welsh seaside town. Police confirmed that a 60-year-old man was arrested after the force received a call concerning the welfare of a woman before finding a body at a property in Porthcawl.
South Wales Police has now confirmed that a man has been charged after the body of the woman, who was in her 80s and from Porthcawl, was found within the property on Poplar Crescent.
Christopher Phillips, 60, from Porthcawl, has been charged with preventing a lawful burial.
A spokesperson for South Wales Police said: “South Wales Police attended an address on Poplar Crescent, Porthcawl at 1:45pm on Tuesday, February 17 after a call concerning the welfare of a woman.
“A woman in her 80s from Porthcawl was found dead within the property.
“Christopher Phillips, 60, from Porthcawl has been charged with preventing a lawful burial. Investigations into the death are on-going.”
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