A WOMAN has appeared in court charged with the murder of a 61-year-old man in a seaside resort.Anne Starmore, 59, of Frinton, Essex, is accused of killing Michael Bernhardt at a flat in the town.

A WOMAN was due in court today charged with the murder of a 61-year-old man in a seaside resort.

Anne Starmore, 59, of Frinton, Essex, is accused of killing Michael Bernhardt at a flat in the town.

Post mortem tests showed Mr Bernhardt had been stabbed and a knife had been recovered from the scene, said an Essex Police spokesman.

Starmore will appear before magistrates in Chelmsford.