A 23-year-old man from High Wycombe charged with the murder of a pensioner whose dead body was discovered on the lawn of her home in July is due to appear in court next week.

81-year-old Tina Choules was found dead in the grounds of her Marlow Bottom home, in Ragmans Lane on July 7 last year.

Tautuydas Narbutas, of Chiltern Avenue, will appear in Reading Crown Court on January 20 where he is expected to enter a plea.

A trial date, originally set for January 3, has been moved to April 26 this year.