Overview
- Leicestershire Police said Graham Howard, 49, of George Toon Court, has been charged with murder.
- He is due to appear at Leicester Magistrates’ Court on Boxing Day.
- Paramedics pronounced former soldier Simon Geary, 49, dead just after 11.45am on December 23 inside a flat in Syston.
- Detectives believe Mr Geary was assaulted inside the property during the morning of the incident.
- A cordon remains as EMSOU and local officers carry out forensic searches, review CCTV, speak to residents, and appeal for information via 101 quoting crime reference 25*748093.