Man charged with murdering wife

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A man has been charged with murder after the body of a woman was found in a car roof box in a Brighton garden.

Unemployed Andre Paul Genestin, 48, of Maresfield Road, has been remanded in custody and will appear before Brighton magistrates on Saturday.

The body has been formally identified as Mr Genestin's wife Catherine, 37, also of Maresfield Road.

The body was found early on Wednesday after police went to their house to investigate reports of a missing woman.

Police said post-mortem examinations had revealed that the cause of death was head injuries.