A 39-year-old woman whose death sparked a murder investigation died from stab wounds to her head, neck and chest, an inquest has heard.
Nina Denisova, of Grosvenor Crescent, Dartford, was found dead by emergency services at a property in Henderson Drive, Dartford, on August 17.
Police at the scene in Henderson Drive, Dartford, which was cordoned off.
Ernestas Juska, of Henderson Drive, was arrested the same day and charged on suspicion of murder and sexual penetration of a corpse. His trial has been fixed to start on February 3 and is estimated to last up to three weeks.
Today (January 15), an inquest into Ms Denisova’s death was opened by senior coroner Roger Hatch at Oakwood House in Maidstone.
The court heard she was a Lithuanian national and had been a factory worker.
Officers were alerted to her death by a member of the public.
Ms Denisova was found by emergency services in a bedroom at the property and life was declared extinct.
The cause of death was given as 1a stab wounds of the head, neck and chest.
The full inquest will be heard on July 2 at 4pm in Oakwood House, Maidstone, with senior coroner Mr Roger Hatch.