‘Body in attic killer’ will enter pleas in August

A husband accused of murdering his wife after she was found dead in the attic of their home will enter pleas in August. Tia Simmonds, 23, was found dead under bedding and clothing in Parbury Road, Forest Hill, southeast London, on 3 January this year. Shane Simmonds, 39, is charged with murder and two counts of rape against a teenage girl. Police officers went to the couple’s home and found Mrs Simmonds ‘lying face down on her front’ in their…