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A homeless man who was taken in as a lodger by a great grandmother has been charged with her murder after partial human remains were discovered at her home.
Alan Scott, 41, has been charged with the murder of widow Patricia Holland, 83, who was reported missing from her home in Lowestoft Road near Great Yarmouth in Norfolk on July 25.
She was last seen after officers were called to reports of a disturbance at her home on the evening of July 24.
Ms Holland, who walked with the aid of a frame and was described as a 'lovely little old lady', was reported missing by relatives who could not contact her the following day.
Alan Scott, 41, has been charged with the murder of widow Patricia Holland (pictured), 83, who was reported missing from her home in Lowestoft Road near Great Yarmouth in Norfolk on July 25
Pictured: Police at the home of pensioner Patricia Holland soon after she went missing
Specialist police search officers, coastguards and volunteers from Norfolk Lowland Search and Rescue launched a hunt for her in the surrounding area as concerns grew for her safety.
Police revealed on Tuesday that they had arrested lodger Scott on suspicion of her murder, despite her body not being found.
He was released on police bail later on Tuesday after being quizzed at the Police Investigation Centre in Gorleston, but he was re-arrested yesterday.
A Norfolk Police spokesman said today: 'Following extensive searches of Pat's home address, partial human remains have been
