POLICE have charged a women with assisting an offender in connection to the Guy Hedger murder investigation today after she was re-arrested.

Helen Cooper, also known as Helen Keeping, had previously been arrested on Tuesday May 2 on suspicion of conspiracy to commit murder and conspiracy to commit aggravated burglary and had been released under investigation.

She is due to appear at Poole Magistrates' Court tomorrow, Wednesday July 26.

Mr Hedger, 61, was killed in the early hours of the morning on Sunday 30 April 2017 at his home in Castlewood, Ringwood, when he was shot after intruders reportedly entered his home.

Officers were called just after 3am reporting Mr Hedger had been shot with a shotgun. He was later pronounced dead shortly after arriving at hospital.

Kevin Downton, who is 40 and from Winterborne Stickland near Blandford, 41-year-old Jason Baccus and 44-year-old Scott Keeping, both of Verney Close in Bournemouth, are all charged with murder. They are next appearing at Winchester Crown Court tomorrow, Wednesday 26 July 2017.

A 39-year-old Bournemouth man and 45-year-old Poole man previously arrested in relation to the incident were released under investigation.