Three young people have been charged in relation to the alleged murder of a 90-year-old woman in Levin in early November.
The woman was assaulted in her home on Bath St on November 2 and later died.
One young person has now been charged with murder and two others have been charged with being party to murder, police said today.
All three are due to appear today in the Palmerston North Youth Court.
Support for the victim's family would continue, area investigations manager Detective Senior Sergeant Craig Sheridan said.