A woman has been charged with murder following the death of a pensioner on Christmas Day. Stefania Glowka, 63, is accused of killing Tamara Glowka, who was in her 80s.
Glowka, a Polish national, was remanded in custody during a hearing at Bristol Crown Court on Wednesday, at which she did not appear. She is next due in court on 20 March 2026, with a provisional trial date set for 1 June 2026. She has not yet entered a plea.
Police were called to reports of an assault on Christmas morning at a flat in Keepers Road, Devizes, Wiltshire. The victim was later declared dead at the scene. The deceased was known to the defendant and was identified from publicly available court papers.
Formal identification of the victim has still to take place, according to a Wiltshire Police spokesman. A preliminary post-mortem examination has been carried out, but further information is needed to establish the cause of death.
