# 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

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/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/
- Published: 2026-10-30T00:40:36+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-30T01:03:41+00:00
- Original publisher: Daily Mail (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16250153/microsoft-manager-restaurant-death.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490
- Topics: Culture, Fashion, Food, World

## Key points

- 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.

## Summary

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.

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