A man has been charged with the murder of his eight-year-old daughter, police have said.

William Billingham, 54, is accused of killing Mylee Billingham, who was found with knife wounds at his house in Walsall at 9.15pm on 20 January. West Midlands police said he had also been charged with making threats to kill.

Mylee was taken to hospital after being found but was pronounced dead shortly afterwards. Police said a postmortem examination, which took place on 22 January, confirmed she had died from a single stab wound to the chest.

Billingham was also taken to hospital and treated for injuries he had sustained. He was discharged on Friday and interviewed by police afterwards.

Officers said they were continuing to support Mylee’s family and were not seeking anyone else in connection with the death. Billingham was remanded in custody and is due to appear at Wolverhampton magistrates court on Monday.