Man charged over Tunbridge Wells car park murder

Post-mortem tests indicate Giles Metcalfe died as a result of the effects of a fire

A man has been charged with murder after a body was found in a car park.

Local man Giles Metcalfe, 43, was discovered in a stairway on the first floor of the Torrington Road car park in Tunbridge Wells in the early hours of Tuesday.

Dean Lewis, 34, of no fixed address, appeared at Medway Magistrates' Court via video-link earlier and was remanded in Elmley prison.

Another man who was arrested has been released without charge.

Provisional post-mortem examination results indicate Mr Metcalfe died as a result of the effects of a fire, police said.