A man has been charged with murdering his young girlfriend who died at home on Mother 's Day . Melissa Liddle , 23 , was found dead at the house she shared with Anthony Ross , 24 , and her two sons in South Shields , South Tyneside , on Sunday evening . Ross was arrested on suspicion of murder and appeared before South Tyneside Magistrates ' Court yesterday where no plea was taken and the case was referred to a crown court . Melissa Liddle , 23 , ( left ) was found dead at the home she shared with her boyfriend Anthony Ross ( right ) and her sons on Mother 's Day . Ross was arrested and charged with her murder and appeared at court yesterday . Officers and paramedics were called to her home at about 8.10pm on Mother 's Day but she was pronounced dead at the scene . A 48-year-old was originally arrested on suspicion of assisting an offender but police have said he faces no further action . Miss Liddle , who had two sons aged five and seven months and was a volunteer for St John 's Ambulance , has been described as a 'loving and caring person ' . Her step cousin , Nikki Keighley , 25 , set up an online fundraising page to help support the family yesterday and it has already raised £3,750 . Paramedics were called to Melissa Liddle 's home at 8.10pm on Sunday but she was pronounced dead . Ms Keighley said : ' I was speaking to my uncle and I asked him if he would n't mind if I set something up . 'He is still distraught and said yes without really thinking much about it . I did n't think it would go this big . 'With the kids being so young and will need to be looked after until they are 18 I thought it was important for them to have some support . 'Hopefully this will mean they can do some nice things that will take their minds off losing their mum . 'My uncle said to me that he was proud of me for doing this because it reminded him of Melissa as this would be something that she would of done . ' She added : 'The family are so proud and they would like to thank everyone who has donated and will thank them properly at the right time . 'When something like this happens , you worry about funeral costs and buying things that the kids need . 'The donations have lifted a weight off the family 's shoulders and it 's one less thing for them to worry about . It 's amazing how the community comes together at times like this . 'It is n't just the family who are devastated it is also other young mothers who knew her from the area . It has affected everyone . 'The family are still distraught . It 's like it is n't real . They are taking each day as it comes . ' The case was referred to Newcastle Crown Court and Ross was remanded in custody until the next hearing on March 19 . Miss Liddle , pictured left with one of her sons and right with her sister Demi , has been described as a 'loving and caring person ' Sorry we are not currently accepting comments on this article .
Melissa Liddle , 23 , found dead at her home in South Shields on Sunday . Her boyfriend , Anthony Ross , 24 , was arrested and charged with murder . No plea was taken and the case was referred to Newcastle Crown Court . Miss Liddle was described as a 'loving and caring person ' by her family . Her step cousin , Nikki Keighley , has set up an online fundraising account . It has already raised £3,750 in funds to help the family in less than a day .