A serving police officer has been charged with murdering his wife at their home - just yards from the force HQ . PC Otis Goldsmith , 49 , was arrested at 1pm on Thursday at his £140,000 semi-detached home in Wootton Hall Park , Northampton . The houses were formerly owned by Northamptonshire Police before being sold off privately and many were bought by serving and retired officers . Otis Goldsmith , 49 , left , has been charged with the murder of his wife Jill , 49 ( right ) The father-of-three ( left ) , a police constable with Northamptonshire Police , had only married Jill last year . Earlier today , friends of Mrs Goldsmith left floral tributes at the scene of the alleged murder . Today , police confirmed PC Goldsmith had been charged with the murder of his 49-year-old wife Jill Goldsmith . He was remanded in custody at a hearing of Corby Magistrates Court earlier today . Police also revealed a forensic post-mortem examination of Mrs Goldsmith conducted on Friday confirmed the cause of death as a head injury . The road of about 30 semi-detached houses where PC Goldsmith lived is on the same site as Northamptonshire Police HQ Wootton Hall . The houses back onto the police training facilities and a council-run sports ground . Officers cordoned off the property on Friday as well as two cars which were parked outside the house . Earlier this week , PC Goldsmith 's elderly mother Sylvia and father Michael , both 81 , who live in nearby Rushden , Northamptonshire , expressed their distress at their son 's arrest . PC Goldsmith is expected to appear in court later today . Mrs Goldsmith said : 'We do n't know any details about what happened but Otis has been arrested . 'He and Jill only married last year . This is a very difficult time for us all . ' PC Goldsmith has three sons from a previous marriage , twins aged 17 and another aged 20 . His wife , a former domestic cleaner , is believed to have had a 22-year-old son from a previous marriage . The officer 's ex-wife Catherine Goldsmith , 52 , the mother to his children , also confirmed he had been arrested on suspicion of murder . Speaking on Friday , Northamptonshire Police Superintendent Chris Hillery confirmed the arrested officer had almost 28 years of service with the force . He said : ' I would like to offer mine , and Northamptonshire Police 's condolences to the family and friends of the victim of this incident . ' A referral was made to the Independent Police Complaints Commission because the incident involved a death and a serving police officer . 'The IPCC will not be conducting a murder investigation itself which , as with all murder investigations in Northamptonshire , is being led by the East Midlands Special Operations Unit . 'Around 50 officers are working on the case from the region , including in Nottinghamshire , Leicestershire , Lincolnshire and Derbyshire . 'Otis Goldsmith has served with Northamptonshire Police for nearly 28 years . What has happened has understandably shocked and upset many people on the local community . ' I would like to offer our sincere condolences to those affected . ' The road of about 30 semi-detached houses is on the same site as Northamptonshire Police HQ Wootton Hall . They were formerly owned by Northamptonshire Police before being sold off privately and many were bought by serving and retired officers . Police also arranged for a car to be removed from the scene of Thursday 's crime . Officers conducted a full forensic examination on Pc Goldsmith 's house , pictured . This aerial images shows the proximity of the Pc 's house ( right ) compared to the police headquarters ( left ) Officers also searched a black people carrier was cordoned off outside the property . The murder investigation will not involve officers from Northamptonshire Police headquarters , pictured . Sorry we are not currently accepting comments on this article .
PC Otis Goldsmith , 49 , has been charged over wife Jill 's alleged murder . Officer , who has served with force for last year , married Jill , 49 , 28 years . The father-of-three will appear in court later today according to police . The couple lived on same site as Northamptonshire Police 's Headquarters .