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Man charged with murder of woman in Woodhouse, Leeds home as 62-year-old victim named
By Alex Grant
Published 8th Nov 2025, 10:45 BST
Detectives investigating the death of a woman in Leeds have charged a man with her murder.
Officers were called at 9.01pm on Thursday, November 6 to reports of a disturbance at an address in Melville Gardens in the Woodhouse area of Leeds.
A 62-year-old woman, named as Colleen Westerman, was pronounced dead at the scene after receiving urgent medical treatment for “serious injuries.”
John Bootland, aged 56, of Melville Gardens and who self defines as white British has been charged with her murder.
He is due to appear before Leeds Magistrates Court later today (Saturday, November 8).
This is being treated as an isolated “domestic related incident” and West Yorkshire Police are currently not looking for anyone else in connection with the death.