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Ipswich Man Charged in Karlie Sone’s Death Appears in Court With Plea Hearing Set for May

Investigators are still awaiting the formal cause of death following a Home Office post-mortem.

Overview

  • Paul Stevenson, 39, of Fletcher Road, Ipswich, has been charged with the murder of 28-year-old Karlie Sone and is remanded in custody.
  • He appeared at Ipswich Crown Court on Friday via video from HMP Norwich and did not enter a plea, with a plea hearing scheduled for the week of May 11.
  • Police were called to a Russet Road address at 1:10am on Tuesday, where Sone was found unresponsive and pronounced dead shortly afterward.
  • Suffolk Police say they are treating the case as an isolated incident involving people known to each other and continue to appeal for information.
  • Community support has grown quickly, with a GoFundMe nearing £20,000 and a vigil organized for Saturday evening at Landseer Park, while her name was read in the House of Commons by Jess Phillips.