Two boys will appear in court today charged with murdering a partially-sighted pensioner who died following a mugging in west London.
The teenagers, aged 14 and 15, from Southall, were arrested on Wednesday by the Metropolitan Police and will appear at Uxbridge Court.
The pair, who cannot be named for legal reasons, have also been charged with two counts of robbery related to a separate incident.
They are accused of murdering 85-year-old Paula Castle in Greenford.
Mrs Castle, who is registered blind and lived alone, fell to the ground after she was robbed in an alleyway off Oldfield Lane South at 1.50pm on Monday. She died in hospital the following day.
A post-mortem examination found she died of head injuries.
Residents in Greenford spoke of their shock and anxiety about using the alleyway where Mrs Castle was attacked.
A card attached to a bunch of flowers at the alley's entrance read: "RIP (lady in alley). What a senseless waste of a good life xxx."
