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Christina Abbotts death: Man charged with murder Christina Abbotts death: Man charged with murder
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A man has been charged with murdering a woman found dead after she failed to turn up for her own birthday party. A man has been charged with murdering a woman, who was found dead after failing to turn up for her own birthday party.
Christina Abbotts' body was found at a flat in Highams Hill, Gossops Green, Crawley, at about 22:30 BST on Friday.Christina Abbotts' body was found at a flat in Highams Hill, Gossops Green, Crawley, at about 22:30 BST on Friday.
Concerned friends had raised the alarm when Ms Abbotts, who was in her 20s, could not be contacted.
Zahid Naseem, 47, from Amersham in Buckinghamshire, appeared at Brighton Magistrates' Court accused of killing Ms Abbotts.Zahid Naseem, 47, from Amersham in Buckinghamshire, appeared at Brighton Magistrates' Court accused of killing Ms Abbotts.
Maria Slater, prosecuting, asked for the case to be sent straight to a crown court because the nature of the allegation was so serious. Her family paid tribute to her in a statement which said "the light in our life is now extinguished".
Mr Naseem nodded as magistrates told him he would be remanded in custody to appear at Lewes Crown Court on Wednesday, 30 May. "Christina, our sweet loving daughter and best friend, educated at Cirencester and Oxford, will be sorely missed. This independent lady, a much travelled person was taken from us far too early.
"Her friends in London and parts of the UK will also be grieving," the statement added.
Concerned friends had raised the alarm when Ms Abbotts, who was in her 20s, could not be contacted.
A post-mortem examination found the preliminary cause of death was blunt force trauma to the head, a Sussex Police spokesman said.A post-mortem examination found the preliminary cause of death was blunt force trauma to the head, a Sussex Police spokesman said.
Mr Naseem was remanded in custody to appear at Lewes Crown Court on Wednesday.