Henley 'murder' - trial for accused man pushed back
Nelio Gouveia, 44, appeared at Oxford Crown Court on Friday accused of murdering Jennifer Symonds in Henley in March.
Dressed in a white shirt and dark green trousers, Gouveia, who required a Portuguese interpreter, was expected to be arraigned on a single count of murder.
But Judge Ian Pringle KC told the defendant he will instead be asked to enter a plea on September 18 as his trial – initially set to start on September 1 – was pushed back to December 7.
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“I’m going to adjourn your case until September 18, when you must appear here,” Judge Pringle told Gouveia.
“Your trial will now take place on Monday, December 7.
“In the meantime, you must remain in custody.”
Thames Valley Police launched a murder investigation after being called to Phyllis Court Drive on March 6, when they found Ms Symonds’ body.
A post-mortem examination showed she died from drowning, a previous hearing was told.
According to LinkedIn, Ms Symonds was most recently a senior customer success account manager at Microsoft, working in Reading.
She had been there for almost seven years up to January 2025, and before had been employed by a number of companies in London and Gloucester.
She studied physical geography at the University of Gloucestershire between 2000 and 2003, where she was also Hockey captain.
