30-year-old man charged with murder

A 30-year-old man has been charged with the murder of a woman in Loughton.

Daniel Hodges, of no fixed address, has been charged with murdering 39-year-old Gillian Andrade.

Police were contacted just after 6.30am on Sunday, July 8, 2012 following reports that a woman had been stabbed inside a house on Churchfields.

Officers arrived to find the body of Gillian Andrade.

Daniel Hodges, an oil rigger, was arrested at the scene. He appeared before Chelmsford Magistrates on Wednesday, July 11, 2012 and was remanded in custody to appear at Chelmsford Crown Court the following day. He was then remanded in custody again for a plea and case management hearing at Chelmsford Crown Court on Monday, October 29, 2012.

A provisional post-mortem examination result showed that Gillian Andrade of River Road, Buckhurst Hill died from a stab wound.

In a short statement, Gillian’s family said: "We are devastated at the loss of our much loved mother and daughter. She has been taken from us under such tragic circumstances. She will always be loved in our hearts and will never be forgotten.”