Ex-partner, 53, charged with murder of ‘kind-hearted’ university lecturer in Plymouth

AN EX-partner has been charged with the murder of a university lecturer.

Paul Butler, 53, is accused of killing Claire Chick, 48.

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The grandmother of five was fatally wounded near her home in Plymouth on Wednesday.

She died from her injuries the following day.

Butler, from the city, was arrested 20 miles away in Liskeard, Cornwall, on Thursday.

He is set to appear before Plymouth magistrates today.

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Claire’s family said in a statement: “She was the most beautiful, lively soul and there for everyone.”

The nursing lecturer’s former students at the city’s university said she was “one of the most kind-hearted you’d meet”.

Det Insp Rob Smith, of Devon and Cornwall Police, said: “We have officers in place to continue to provide support to Claire’s family.”

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