Newport,South Wales - Property developer denies murder of mum-of-one whose body was found in farm workshop

Peter Morgan has appeared in court charged with the murder of beautician Georgina Symonds

•  22 APR 2016
• BY PHILIP DEWEY

Businessman Peter Morgan, 53, will face trial in June over the alleged murder of 25-year-old beautician Georgina Symonds

A businessman has denied the murder of a 25-year-old beautician whose body was found at a property in Usk .

Peter David Morgan, 53, is accused of killing mum-of-one Georgina Symonds from Newport.

Her body was found in a workshop at Beech Hill Farm on January 13.

Georgina Symonds, 25, was a mother of one

An inquest hearing into Ms Symonds’ death heard that the provisional cause of death was “ligature pressure to the neck”.

Property developer Morgan, wearing a red polo neck T-shirt with white stripes, appeared atCardiff Crown Court on Friday for a plea and case management hearing.

The defendant spoke to confirm his name and to plead not guilty to the charge of murder.

Georgina Symonds

A trial date has been set for June 27 at Cardiff Crown Court.

Morgan, of Llanellen Court Farm, in Llanellen, Abergavenny , was remanded in custody.

In a statement released via Gwent Police following Ms Symonds' death her mother, Deborah Symonds, said: “I have lost a beautiful daughter, she was the light of my life.

"The family are heartbroken and she will be greatly missed.”

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