A 33-YEAR-OLD man arrested by police investigating the death of a Brighouse woman has been charged with wounding, two counts of assault and one of possessing drugs.

The man was detained by detectives probing the death of 28-year-old Brighouse woman Cherie Bendig, who was found dead in a bedroom at a house on Smith House Avenue in Brighouse at about 7.30pm on Friday, January 6.

He was due to appear before Calderdale magistrates in Halifax today.