Detectives investigating the death of 37-year-old Joanna Derkacz have charged a man with murder and rape.

Hampshire and Isle Of Wight Constabulary 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.