Three men are due to appear in court today charged with burglary after a woman was found dead in a property.

       One of the men is also accused of preventing the lawful burial of a body and fraud.

       Police have yet to release details of how the woman died.

       The woman’s body was found in a property in Radiant Road, Thurncourt, on Thursday morning, according to Leicestershire Police.

       Carl Sanders, 48, of Flamborough Road, Leicester, has been charged with preventing the lawful burial of a body, burglary and three counts of fraud by false misrepresentation.

       Richard Chapman, 39, and Christopher Chapman, 35, both of no fixed address, have each been charged with burglary.

       All three men have been remanded into custody and will appear at Leicester Magistrates’ Court later today, Saturday, July 6.

       Two men, aged 48 and 39, who were arrested have been released on police bail pending further enquiries.

       A post-mortem examination has been completed on the body with no details released on the cause of death and further tests will be carried out, the force said.