MAN CHARGED WITH MURDER AND RAPE OF WOMAN IN WATERLOOVILLE
A man has been charged with the murder and rape of Joanna Derkacz, a 37-year-old woman who was found dead in a property in Waterlooville in 2023.Hampshire police reported that officers responded at 11:30 GMT on 28 December to a call about a body at the house on Nevinson Way.
Joanna was later pronounced dead at the scene.
The suspect, Stephen Sexton, aged 37 and residing at Cherrywood Gardens, Totton, has been charged following a detailed investigation into the circumstances surrounding her death.
He is scheduled to appear before Southampton magistrates on Saturday.
The police confirmed his involvement in the case relating to her murder and rape, and he faces court proceedings accordingly.