A MAN has been charged with murder following the discovery of a woman's body at a property in Middlesbrough.

Stephen Charlton, 24, will appear before Teesside Magistrates' Court today, charged with the murder of a woman, who has yet to be formally identified.

Her body was found just before 9am on Sunday.

A spokesperson for Cleveland Police said: "Officers investigating the death of a woman whose body was found in an address on Tomlinson Way, Middlesbrough have charged a 24-year-old man with murder.

"He will appear at Teesside Magistrates Court today.

"The woman, who has yet to be formally identified, was found just before 9am on Sunday, October 7.

"Officers are continuing to appeal for information and ask people to call the non-emergency number 101 quoting 184664."