Son, 39, charged with murdering his 'lovely' retired teacher mother, 72, - as distraught neighbours reveal she had just become a grandmother

A lad appeared successful tribunal contiguous accused of murdering his 72-year-old mother.

Daniel Cook, 39, was charged aft retired teacher Ellen Cook was allegedly stabbed to decease successful the thoroughfare extracurricular her home.

Police were called to Biddle Road successful Littlethorpe, Leicestershire connected Sunday evening wherever Mrs Cook was recovered injured. She was aboriginal pronounced dormant astatine the scene.

Mrs Cook has lived successful the aforesaid semi-detached location connected the quiescent colony thoroughfare with her hubby Russ, 76, since the 1980s. 

The mates had 3 children, 2 daughters and Daniel and had precocious go grandparents. 

One neighbour said: 'I heard a pistillate shouting loudly. I thought it was conscionable idiosyncratic who'd had a fewer drinks and was getting lively.

'Next happening I knew the full roadworthy was afloat of exigency vehicles.'

Over a twelve exigency vehicles attended the country successful the colony adjacent Leicester.

One neighbour said: 'I did not perceive thing until each the constabulary were here, past I heard a antheral screaming precise loudly. It was a unspeakable sound.'

Neighbours said that Mrs Cook had precocious go a grandma and was helping to look aft her granddaughter.

'I would spot her taking the small miss down to the swings. She was looking aft the miss during the time portion her girl was astatine work,' said one.

A household member, who did not privation to beryllium named, said: 'Ellen was a beauteous woman. She was enjoying her retirement. They had 3 children – 2 beauteous girls and 1 boy.'

On Tuesday afternoon police portion was removed from astir the household location wherever 3 cars sat connected the driveway.

Well-wishers near flowers of condolence.

One woman, leaving a clump of flowers, said: 'I did not cognize the household but this is conscionable truthful tragic.'

Daniel Cook, of Ashby-de-la-Zouch, appeared astatine Leicester Magistrates Court connected Tuesday afternoon. 

Wearing a grey sweatshirt, helium spoke lone to corroborate his name, code and property during the two-minute hearing. 

No pleas were entered. He was remanded successful custody to look astatine Leicester Crown Court connected Thursday. 

Leicestershire constabulary said ceremonial recognition of the deceased is owed to instrumentality spot aboriginal this week.

It said officers were supporting the victim's family.

Appealing for witnesses connected Monday, Detective Chief Inspector Mark Sinski, from East Midlands Special Operations Unit Murder Investigation Team, said it was an 'isolated incident. 

He said: 'I admit that the quality of the incidental whitethorn origin immoderate interest among residents successful the area. However, I would similar to reassure them that this is an isolated incident, and we are not looking for anyone other successful transportation with the incident.

'If determination is anyone who hasn't yet spoken to constabulary and whitethorn person accusation connected to this incident, I would impulse you to delight get successful interaction with us, arsenic what you saw oregon heard whitethorn beryllium of value to our investigation. 

'We would besides similar to talk to anyone who whitethorn person captured video footage of the incident. We person acceptable up a portal for radical to upload immoderate applicable footage.'