Man pleads guilty to murder of woman found drowned
Thames Valley PoliceA man has pleaded guilty to the murder of a woman who was found dead in the River Thames in Oxfordshire.
Nelio Gouveia, 45, of Phyllis Court Drive, Henley-on-Thames, required a Portuguese interpreter when he entered his plea at Oxford Crown Court.
The body of Jennifer Symonds, 44, was recovered from the river at Phyllis Court Club on 6 March. A post-mortem examination showed she died from drowning.
Gouveia will be sentenced on 20 November.
When Gouveia pleaded guilty to killing Jennifer Symonds, three of her friends who were in court looked relieved and emotional.
In the dock, the defendant was dressed in grey with a pullover tracksuit top and looked down at the floor during most of the 10-minute hearing.
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