Murder charge as body found on Devon horse-breeding farm
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Luigi Palmas has been charged with murdering Katherine Bevan.
An Italian national has been charged with murdering a woman found dead on a horse-breeding farm in Devon.
Katherine Bevan, 53, was found at Combe Farm Arabian Horses, in Gittisham, near Honiton, on 3 January.
At a hearing at Exeter Magistrates' Court, Luigi Palmas, of no fixed abode, spoke only to confirm his name and age with the help of an interpreter.
The 26-year-old farm worker was remanded in custody and is due at Exeter Crown Court in February.
Katherine Bevan's body was found at Combe Farm Arabian Horses on 3 January
The death of the veterinary pharmacist, who also volunteered at the farm, was initially believed to have been an accident.
However, Devon and Cornwall Police said a murder investigation was started after post-mortem tests at the weekend were carried out on Ms Bevan's body.
Police did not confirm the cause of her death but said her next-of-kin had been informed.
Combe Farm Arabian Horses breeds show and endurance horses.