66 year old Charles Robert Broom will appear before magistrates in Exeter.
The body of a 71 year old woman was found in a car in Fenny Bridges, just off the A30, on Wednesday afternoon.
Police have not yet released the name of the pensioner.
Honiton man charged with murder
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