THE brother-in-law of an ex-fiance of murdered midwife Samantha Eastwood has been charged with her killing.
The body of the 28-year-old was found by officers near Caverswall, Staffordshire on Saturday.
She had been missing for eight days.
She was last seen in uniform leaving work at Royal Stoke Hospital at 7.45am on Friday July 27.
32-year-old Michael Stirling from Cromer Road, Stoke-on-Trent, will appear at North Staffordshire Magistrates' Court today charged with her murder.
He is reported to be the brother-in-law of Ms Eastwood's ex-fiance John Peake.
Two other men, aged 28 and 60, who were arrested on suspicion of assisting an offender, have been released on conditional bail while inquiries continue.
A post-mortem examination took place on Sunday, but further tests will determine the cause of death.
