Man in court over attempted murder of Sheffield woman named as Maria Howarth
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David Bestwick, of Chesterfield Road, Woodseats, Sheffield, was charged on Monday with the attempted murder of Maria Howarth, who was found critically injured in a house on School Lane, Greenhill the day before.
Maria, 44, was taken to hospital but could not be saved and died the day after Bestwick was charged.
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Hide AdSouth Yorkshire Police said a post mortem examination revealed Maria ‘did not die as a result of natural causes’.
The force said officers found Maria critically injured after responding to reports that a woman had been assaulted.
Bestwick is due at Sheffield Crown Court today.
South Yorkshire Police said: “Our dedicated team of detectives continue to carry out extensive enquiries to establish exactly what happened on the evening of September 5 into the early hours of September 6.”
Anyone with information call 101.