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Tributes to 'date murder' woman | |
(about 9 hours later) | |
The family of a woman whose body was found in woodland after she disappeared on a date have said she was "loving, loyal and tremendously popular". | |
Kate Beagley, 32, had "an uncanny way of always making those around her laugh" and was never happier than with her family, the tribute said. | |
Formal identification of the body, found in Hertfordshire on Monday, is still to take place. | |
A 27-year-old man has been charged with the murder of the Surrey woman. | |
In a statement released through Surrey Police, Miss Beagley's family said she was "a loving, thoughtful, dependable, loyal and tremendously popular daughter, sister, granddaughter, godmother and friend". | |
'Sense of adventure' | |
They said she was "dearly loved" and would be missed by everyone who knew her. | |
Miss Beagley, of Nelson Close, Walton-on-Thames, was "great fun to be with" and had been "well travelled with a great sense of adventure", the statement said. | |
The tourism and leisure graduate had been looking forward to two birthday trips that she had planned with friends - camping in Torquay and a city break in Barcelona. | |
Known for taking a pride in her appearance, she had loved music and literature, and had been an enthusiast of cycling, running and yoga. | |
She had gone to work for British Gas, now Centrica, as a graduate, where she stayed for 10 years, and had reached a managerial position at a national level. | |
'Promising career' | |
Phil Bentley, managing director of the company, said the tragedy had "shocked us all". | |
He said Miss Beagley had "with her experience and ambition a very promising career ahead of her", and was "a popular member of a close-knit team". | |
Miss Beagley was reported missing by her father on Thursday after she missed appointments and failed to turn up for work. | |
She vanished after meeting a man on a date the night before, on 30 May, when it is thought she visited the Chiswick and Richmond areas of west London. | |
A body was found at a nature reserve at Oxhey, near Watford, in the early hours of Monday. | |
Surrey Police have said the results of a post-mortem examination and formal identification are not expected until Wednesday. | |
Karl Joseph Taylor, a football coach from Covent Garden, central London, has appeared before Staines magistrates accused of her murder, and been remanded in custody to appear at the Old Bailey on 11 September. |