Overview
- Police found Jennifer Symonds' body by Phyllis Court Drive in Henley-on-Thames on March 6 and a post-mortem later concluded she died from drowning.
- Nelio Gouveia, 44, has been charged with Symonds's murder and appeared at Oxford Crown Court on Friday, when the case was adjourned.
- Judge Ian Pringle ordered Gouveia to return to court to enter a plea on September 18 and listed the trial to start on December 7, with Gouveia remanded in custody.
- Court proceedings have included a Portuguese interpreter for the defendant and earlier moves through High Wycombe Magistrates' Court, reflecting normal pre-trial procedure.
- Thames Valley Police say specially trained family liaison officers are supporting Symonds's next of kin, who have asked for privacy, and investigators continue to gather evidence ahead of the plea and trial dates.