Charlotte Hutchinson was the late wife of Edward Hutchinson, and the mother of Verity Hutchinson and Eric Foster.
At some point prior to 2019, Edward was the pilot of a light aircraft, carrying Charlotte and their two children. A freak sandstorm occurred and the plane crashed. Edward managed to rescue Verity, then Eric, but the plane exploded whilst he returned for Charlotte. Edward was arrested and questioned by the police following the incident, but was released.
In November 2020, after successfully stealing Diane Hutchinson away from his son Tony Hutchinson, Edward convinces Diane to change her hair style and convinces Diane to dye her hair red. When Verity Hutchinson sees Diane's new hair, she immediately realises that Edward is trying to transform Diane into Charlotte.
In December 2020, during an argument with Verity over him transforming Diane into Charlotte, Edward spitefully reveals that Charlotte was pregnant when she died and wishes that he'd saved her and his unborn child instead of Verity, which prompts Verity to tell Diane the truth about Edward's schemes to split her and Tony up.