A HOMELESS man has been charged with murdering a mother killed in front of her baby son.

On October 15 Wojciech Cieslar, of no fixed address, was charged with the murder of Juline Chambers.

The 47-year-old Polish national is also charged with the attempted murder of Miss Chambers' 15-month-old son.

Miss Chambers, 32, was found dead in her flat in Ancona Road, Plumstead, on August 27. A post-mortem examination found she died from asphyxiation.

Her son suffered head and face injuries.

Cieslar was remanded in custody at Woolwich Magistrates' Court on Monday and will appear at the Old Bailey on January 16.