Trial date set for drowning murder accused

A trial date has been set for a man accused of murdering a woman who was found drowned.

Nelio Gouveia, 44, appeared at Oxford Crown Court earlier after the discovery of Jennifer Symonds' body in Henley-on-Thames on Friday morning.

Judge Ian Pringle said there would be a plea hearing on 29 May and has scheduled a seven-day trial to start on 1 September.

Gouveia, of Phyllis Court Drive in Henley-on-Thames, was remanded in custody following the hearing.

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