Chilling moment Microsoft manager arrives at restaurant in Henley-on-Thames with her murderer hours before her body is found drowned by private members’ club
Jennifer Symonds, 44, was seen on CCTV arriving at a Henley-on-Thames restaurant with Nelio Gouveia hours before her body was found in the River Thames. Gouveia, 45, has admitted killing her, and the footage documents one of the last known sightings of Symonds alive.
The pair arrived at about 9.15pm on 6 March, but left after being told the kitchen had closed. Symonds was found at 7.50am the next morning in the grounds of Phyllis Court, about half a mile away; a disturbance had reportedly been heard nearby between 2am and 3am. Gouveia, who reportedly worked at the club, is in custody and due to be sentenced at Oxford Crown Court on 20 November.
In short
- CCTV shows Symonds with Gouveia hours before her death.
- Her body was found by the Thames the next morning.
- Gouveia has admitted killing her and awaits sentencing.
Explained simply
Henley-on-Thames is a town in Oxfordshire on the River Thames. Phyllis Court is a private members’ club beside the river, and its grounds are close to the town centre.
Jennifer Symonds was 44 and worked for Microsoft. Nelio Gouveia, 45, knew her and reportedly worked at Phyllis Court. He has admitted killing her, and the case is being dealt with at Oxford Crown Court.
The case concerns the events leading to Symonds’s death and how the two came to be together that night. It has drawn attention to the locations and timeline involved, while the court process will determine Gouveia’s sentence.