A MAN has today been charged with the murder of Hampshire mum Pennie Davis.

Justin Robertson, 36, of no fixed abode, is accused of murdering Pennie on Tuesday, September 2.

He will remain in custody and appear before Southampton Magistrates Court on Monday morning.

Pennie’s family has been informed of the development.

John Montague, Senior District Crown Prosecutor for the Crown Prosecution Service in Wessex, said: "I have authorised Hampshire Constabulary to charge Justin Robertson with the murder of Penelope Davis, 47, from Blackfield, on September 2.

"It is alleged that Mrs Davis was found killed when she was tending to her horses in a paddock near Leygreen Farm in Beaulieu. Her husband Peter Davis found her dead; she had sustained several stab wounds.

"I carefully reviewed all the available evidence provided to me by Hampshire Constabulary and in accordance with the Code for Crown Prosecutors I am satisfied that there is sufficient evidence for a realistic prospect of conviction and it is in the public interest to prosecute Justin Robertson with the murder of Penelope Davis.

“Proceedings are now ongoing and the defendants have the right to a fair trial. It is very important that there should be no reporting, commentary or sharing of information online which could in any way prejudice these proceedings."

Yesterday, a 28-year-old woman from Hythe who was arrested yesterday morning on suspicion of conspiracy to commit murder has been released on bail until Monday, November 3, pending further enquiries.

Leanne Doyle, 24, of Beech Crescent, Hythe, was charged on Monday with assisting an offender and perverting the course of justice. She has been bailed and is due to appear at Winchester Crown Court on October 1.

A 22-year-old man, previously arrested on suspicion of murder, has been released on bail, while a 37-year-old man held on suspicion of assisting an offender has also been bailed.

As previously reported by the Daily Echo, supermarket worker Pennie, from Blackfield, left work in her dark Toyota Land Cruiser to go and tend to her horses in Leygreen Farm near Beaulieu, where she was found dead later that afternoon.

She suffered multiple stab wounds.

Anyone with information should contact the Operation Biscotti investigation team on 101 or call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.