A man has been charged with falsifying a will by police investigating the death of an antiques dealer found bludgeoned to death outside her home.
Robyn Mercer, 50, a renowned silverware expert, was found dead in West Molesey, Surrey, at 8am on March 14 last year after being attacked with either a machete or an axe.
A post-mortem examination revealed that mother-of-two Ms Mercer, who was originally from South Africa, died after suffering multiple blows to her head.
Her body was found down the side of her home after she was attacked and struck repeatedly on the ground, after police believe she went to put something in her bins.
Robert Webb, 53, has been charged with fraud by false representation after allegedly falsifying a will around September 20 last year, Surrey Police said.
Webb, of Walton Road, West Molesey, has been freed by police on conditional bail and will appear at Staines Magistrates' Court on March 1, a police spokesman said.
Ms Mercer, a silver specialist, worked at JH Bourdon-Smith in Mayfair, west London, and was described by relatives as a "wonderful person, loving mother and devoted friend".
She was said to have been highly respected in the antiques world in London, after working for the same family business for the last 25 years.
Despite a £10,000 reward offered by Crimestoppers and the case featuring on the BBC's Crimewatch programme, no-one has been charged with her killing.
Additional reporting by Press Association.
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