A MAN has been charged with the murder and rape of Joanna Derkacz in Waterlooville.
Police were called to a property on Nevinson Way in Waterlooville on December 28, 2023.
Officers found Joanna’s body at the house at around 11.30am and launched an investigation.
The Metropolitan Police have now charged Stephen Edward Sexton, 37, with murder and rape.
He is due to appear at Southampton Magistrates Court on Saturday May 10.
A spokesperson for the force said: “We were called at 11:30am on Thursday 28 December 2023 to a report that Joanna’s body had been located inside a house on Nevinson Way in Waterlooville.
“Detailed investigation has been undertaken to establish what happened and how Joanna died.
“Expert evidence reports following a Home Office Post-Mortem have subsequently led to these charges being brought.
“Stephen Edward Sexton, 37, of Cherrywood Gardens in Totton has been charged with murder and rape.
“He has been remanded to appear at Southampton Magistrates Court on Saturday 10 May.”
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