Curtis Moyse, 18, to face court after body of Leah Fray, 27, was found in burning flat on 21 April

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A teenager has been charged with murder, rape and arson after a woman’s body was found in a burning flat.

Curtis Moyse, 18, was charged by Leicestershire police detectives investigating the death of Leah Fray.

The 27-year-old’s body was found after emergency services were called to a fire in a flat in Mere Road, Leicester, just after 7am on April 21.

Moyse, of Avonside Drive, Leicester, was charged with rape, murder and arson with intent to endanger life. He was due to appear at Leicester magistrates’ court on Saturday.