A YORK woman has been charged with murder after a man was found fatally injured in a York street.

Caroline Mawhood was appearing before magistrates in York today in connection with the death of 23-year-old Simon Gilchrist, who was found injured in Bell Farm Avenue, off Huntington Road in York.

Police were called to the scene at 11.50pm on Monday and Mr Gilchrist was taken to York Hospital where he died 30 minutes later.

A post-mortem examination showed Mr Gilchrist died from a single stab wound.

Updated: 10:46 Thursday, July 29, 2004