Blunt force killed millionairess

Joanna BrownJoanna Brown, 46, has been missing since Monday

A post-mortem examination has been carried out on the body of a woman believed to be missing millionairess Joanna Brown.

Detectives investigating the disappearance of the 46-year-old, from Ascot, Berkshire found the body in Windsor Great Park.

It has not yet been formally identified.

Details of the cause of death have not been released.

Mrs Brown’s husband, Robert appeared at Slough Magistrates’ Court on Friday, charged with her murder. He was remanded in custody until Monday when he will appear at Reading Crown Court for a bail hearing.

He is also charged with preventing a coroner from holding an inquest by disposing of her body in an unknown place.

A Thames Valley Police spokesman said: “Although a formal identification has not yet taken place, Joanna’s family have been kept fully updated and continue to be supported by specially trained family liaison officers.”

The couple, who were going through divorce proceedings when Mrs Brown went missing, have two children, an 11-year-old boy and a nine-year-old girl.

Mrs Brown’s family has described her as a “very special person (who was) loved and admired by everyone”.

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