A 91-year-old man has been charged with murdering his 92-year-old wife.

Anne Woodbridge was found dead on Monday morning (January 30) at the flat she shared with husband John Woodbridge.

Avon and Somerset Police said Mr Woodbridge was subsequently charged with her murder.

He appeared at Bristol Magistrates' Court on Thursday (February 2) and was bailed by Bristol Crown Court the following day.

Neighbours at the scene in Weston-super-Mare have expressed their shock and said Mr Woodbridge had been looking after his wife who had been ill.

One neighbour said: "John was her carer I understand. She had dementia.

''He seemed like a really nice carer.

"I met him a couple of times, just in the mornings, over the hedge on the school run.

"She had been ill with dementia for some time I've heard.

"I had no idea what had happened until the forensic vans and police appeared.

"I did not expect it at all.

"It seems they had been let down by the system because why were there two 90-year-olds living in a house together?

"He was very slow moving around,"

The couple lived in a split level flat in a semi-detached house and although Mr Woodbridge was regularly seen around the neighbourhood, his wife was rarely spotted outside.

Another neighbour David McGuiness said: "I just moved in a week ago so I have only met him once, he seemed nice. We only said hello, nothing more.

"I was going to go round to check on him today actually.

"When I saw the six police vans outside our house I assumed John had had a heart attack.

"I hadn't met Anne but I did not expect this at all."

Another neighbour, known only as Stephen, added: "We were all totally shocked, we didn't expect it at all.

"It was such a surprise to everyone living here."

Another said: "I never saw Anne once and I've live here since July 2019

"Carers would go in every day into the door to the second flat.

"He (John) barely looked like he could walk let alone drive, and his car was totally old and battered.

"I definitely never saw his wife. We were really shocked l, we didn't even know someone else lived in the house."