Man, 92, charged with murder of his wife in Exeter

NewsUKCrimeMan, 92, charged with murder of his wife in ExeterLaurence Billam, of Millbrook Lane, Exeter, has been charged with murder and will appear at Exeter Magistrates’ Court Eleanor Storey Tuesday 28 April 2026 12:34 BSTBookmarkBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":false,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2966368","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/shirley-billam-millbrook-lane-exeter-b2966368.html","title":"Man, 92, charged with murder of his wife in Exeter"}}Shirley Billam, 87, was pronounced dead at the scene (PA)For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emailsSign up to our free breaking news emailsSign up to our free breaking news emailsEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_Breaking_Newsletter","regTitle":"Breaking News","subscriptionGroup":"breaking_news","subscriptionGroupId":"ea81aa66-1d12-4313-9b4e-6f20b0117b8f","type":"breaking_news","pathPrefix":["/news/uk/crime","/news/world","/topic/race","/topic/racism","/topic/race-and-ethnicity","/topic/diversity","/topic/ethnic-minorities","/topic/muslim","/topic/black","/topic/black-british","/topic/african-americans","/topic/systemic-racism","/topic/bame"],"title":"For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails","mobileTitle":"Sign up to our free breaking news emails","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/breakingNews1_1.png","label":"I <strong>would<\/strong> like to receive breaking news alerts by email<\/span>","newsletterKey":"receiveIndyBreakingNews","regSourceSection":"Crime","regSourceMethod":"NSCs"},"isClimate":false}A 92-year-old man has been charged with murdering his 87-year-old wife.Emergency services were called to an address on Millbrook Lane in Exeter, Devon, at about 12.40pm on April 19.Shirley Billam, 87, was pronounced dead at the scene.Her husband, Laurence Billam, of Millbrook Lane, Exeter, has been charged with murder and will appear at Exeter Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday.Devon and Cornwall Police said Ms Billam’s family are being supported by specially trained officers.A spokesman for the force said: “Officers were called to Millbrook Lane at around 12.40pm on Sunday April 19 following reports of a concern for welfare.“Emergency services attended where a woman was discovered deceased at the property.“The woman has since been named as Shirley Billam.“Laurence Billam, aged 92 and of Millbrook Lane, Exeter, has been charged with her murder and will appear at Exeter Magistrates’ Court this morning.”More aboutExeteremergency servicesDevon and Cornwall PolicemurderhusbandMost popular{"title":"Most popular","src":"/api/most-popular-article?section=article-typepremium,article-typenon-premium&limit=5"}Popular videos{"className":"popular-videos","title":"Popular videos","src":"/api/most-popular-article?section=independent-tv&limit=3"}Bulletin{"title":"Bulletin","src":"/api/most-popular-article?section=bulletin&limit=5"}Read next{"title":"Read next","src":"/api/most-popular-article?section=article-typepremium,article-typenon-premium&limit=5"}

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