Retired postmistress Una Crown, 86, was found by a relative at her bungalow on Magazine Lane, Wisbech, in January, 2013.
Una Crown, who was found at her bungalow in Wisbech in 2013 (Image: Submitted)
Today Cambridgeshire police said David Newton, 69, has been charged with her murder.
Newton, of Magazine Close, Wisbech, has been remanded in custody and is due to appear at Cambridge Magistrates’ Court this morning.
The case has been the subject of repeated appeals over the years and was also featured on BBC's Crimewatch.
Police outside Una Crown's home in 2013 (Image: Ian Burt)
Police insisted it would never be closed and they would investigate any new leads or information which emerged.
A number of arrests have also been made but no-one had previously been charged.