Operation Experience: Detectives have charged a man with murder

Detectives investigating the murder of Gerald Pragnell have tonight charged a man with murder.

Tommy Scott, 34, of no fixed address, has been charged with the murder of the 66-year-old, from Southampton.

Mr Pragnell’s body was found in woodland just off of Cemetery Road, Southampton, on Saturday, 3 November.

Mr Scott is due to appear at Southampton Magistrates Court tomorrow morning (Tuesday, 6 November).

Six other people who were arrested in connection with this incident were released from custody, but remain under investigation.