Murder charge authorised over Harshita Brella death

A execution complaint has been authorised against the hubby of a pistillate whose assemblage was recovered successful the footwear of a car successful London.

Pankaj Lamba - whose whereabouts are chartless - would beryllium charged implicit the decease of Harshita Brella, 24, who lived successful Corby, the Crown Prosecution Service said.

The CPS said Mr Lamba, 23, who is thought to person fled the country, was further charged with 2 counts of rape, intersexual battle and controlling oregon coercive behaviour.

The charges were laid astatine Northampton Magistrates' Court connected Wednesday.

Samantha Shallow, from the CPS, said the charges followed a reappraisal of a record of grounds submitted by Northamptonshire Police.

She said: "The Crown Prosecution Service reminds each acrophobic that transgression proceedings are progressive and defendants person the close to a just trial. It is highly important that determination should beryllium nary reporting, commentary oregon sharing of accusation online which could successful immoderate mode prejudice these proceedings."

Northamptonshire Police's elder investigating serviceman Det Ch Insp Johnny Campbell said: "We are committed to securing justness for Harshita and her household and proceed to connection our enactment astatine this hard time.

"This remains an progressive probe and arsenic such, determination proceed to beryllium aspects of the lawsuit that we are incapable to remark connected astatine this time. We would impulse each parties to respect the judicial process to guarantee the integrity of the proceedings."