Teenagers charged with killing woman, 80

Two teenagers have been charged with the manslaughter of an 80-year-old woman who died after a burglary at her home, police said today.

Pauline Reddick fell ill following the raid at her house in Stoke Bishop, Bristol, in the early hours of Tuesday morning. She was taken to hospital but died soon afterwards.

Louis Corbett, 18, and a 17-year-old boy, who cannot be named for legal reasons, both from Bristol, were appearing at Bristol Magistrates' Court charged with manslaughter and burglary.