A MAN was due in court today charged with murdering Deighton man Kim Driver.

Paul Kelly, 31, was expected to appear before Huddersfield magistrates this morning after being charged by police yesterday evening.

It comes three days after Mr Driver, 52, was found dead at his home on Crawthorne Crescent.

His body was discovered by a neighbour in the lounge of his flat at about 5pm on Wednesday.

Events moved quickly after police held a press conference on Crawthorne Crescent on Thursday afternoon to appeal for information.

They said the last time Mr Driver had been seen was on Saturday evening, but admitted they knew little about him.

Det Supt Paul Taylor, from West Yorkshire Police’s homicide and major enquiry team (HMET), asked for anyone who knew him to come forward.

A post-mortem followed, revealing that Mr Driver had died of stab wounds.

Mr Kelly, who is from Huddersfield, was then arrested yesterday morning.

Intensive investigations continued at Crawthorne Crescent and the surrounding area yesterday.

The main search efforts focused on Mr Driver’s home yesterday, with forensic teams scouring the property for clues.

A specialist search team was also deployed to hack through scrubland, off nearby Chalwood.

Mr Driver lived alone except for cats and a Rottweiler dog called Samson.

He was believed to have suffered from a drug and alcohol addiction and had spent time in St Luke’s Hospital, Crosland Moor.

Neighbour Tony Maguire said he last heard noise coming from the alleged victim’s flat on Monday.

“I heard music playing, but it stopped at about 9pm,” he said.

“He had a few arguments with neighbours about noise at various times and he would usually be playing it until about 11pm.

“After Monday night I didn’t hear anything, not even the dog barking, which was very unusual, because you could often hear him shouting at his dog.

“It was a massive shock. I assumed it was probably an overdose at first. It wasn’t until the next day that I found out he had been stabbed.

“I hadn’t heard any kind of struggle, raised voices or anything.”