A man has been charged with the murder of a woman in Oldham on Tuesday.

Stephen Booth, of Churchfields, Audenshaw has been charged with the murder of a 62-year-old woman from Oldham.

The 63-year-old has been remanded in custody pending a court appearance today at Manchester Crown Court.

At around 8.50pm, police were called to reports of a concern for welfare of a woman on Hillside Avenue in Shaw, Oldham.

Emergency services attended and found a woman outside of a property with serious injuries.

She was taken to hospital, where despite the work of medical staff, she was pronounced dead a short time later.