A MAN has been charged with murdering a former Huddersfield woman.

Reece Ludlow appeared by video link at Camberwell Green Magistrates Court on Monday morning charged with murdering Louisa Brannan.

The 35-year-old mum-of-three, who used to live on Water Street in Springwood, was found stabbed to death at a flat in Sutton, Greater London.

Ludlow, 18, was sought by police for almost a week before he was arrested on Sunday.

He has been remanded in custody and will appear at the Old Bailey on March 23.