A 35-year-old woman who was found in a burning van was pregnant and could have been alive when the fire was lit, police have said.
Emergency services rushed to reports of a vehicle on fire in the seaside town of Prestatyn, North Wales, at around 11.30pm on Sunday.
A murder investigation was launched after a body was recovered from the van, which has since been identified as Samantha Natalie Phythian.
Post-mortem examinations revealed Ms Phythian, from Rhyl, was pregnant at the time of her death, according to police.
Thomas Bell, 38, from Rhyl, was arrested on Monday, October 5, and charged with murder. He appeared at Mold Crown Court
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