Tragic Telford teenager Georgia Williams died from "pressure to neck"

The man accused of her murder, Jamie Reynolds, 22, of Avondale Road, Wellington, earlier appeared at Stafford Crown Court via video link from prison.

An inquest into Georgia's death was this afternoon opened and adjourned in Wellington.

Reynolds wore a white and yellow zip-up top with a green collar for the 10-minute hearing, which dealt with the timetable for his case.

The defendant did not enter a plea over the killing of Miss Williams, who is also from the town.

But defending barrister Danny Smith and prosecutor Peter Grieves-Smith agreed there would be a trial that could last for three weeks.

Mr Grieves-Smith said he would need eight weeks to submit an outline of the Crown's case, due to "the volume of material and work that has to be done".

Judge John Wait introduced himself to the defendant and he replied "You alright?"

Judge Wait asked if he was Jamie Reynolds and he said: "Yes I am," in a clear voice, while looking directly at the court.

The defendant, who has curly hair and a short moustache and beard, sat rubbing his stubble while arrangements for his next hearing were made.

His head was slightly bowed for most of the hearing and he could be seen biting his bottom lip and talking to someone off screen. Judge Wait told him he hoped the trial would begin in late autumn.

"The prosecution will be served on you by the end of July, thereby you will have to provide a statement outlining the nature of your defence," he told Reynolds. No application was made for bail and the case was adjourned until September 6 at the same court, when Reynolds is expected to be asked to enter a plea.

This afternoon's inquest opening was told police believe Georgia died at an address in Avondale Road between 8pm and 9pm on Sunday, May 26.

Shropshire and Telford coroner John Ellery adjourned the inquest pending the criminal investigation.

Detective Superintendent Adrian McGee of West Mercia Police said today: "I can now confirm that the body found in woodland off the Nant-y-Garth pass near Wrexham on Friday afternoon has been formally identified as that of 17-year-old Georgia Williams. Although we are not in a position to release any further details for legal reasons, and out of respect for the Williams family at this terribly sad time, I am also able to confirm that Georgia died as a result of pressure being applied to her neck.

"As I said yesterday, although the investigation has progressed quite quickly over the past few days, there is still a lot of work for us to do.

"We are continuing to look for the missing bag, make-up bag, mobile phone and clothing that belonged to Georgia.

"The bag is a distinctive spotty leather satchel and her smart phone is a white Samsung Galaxy Y. The make-up bag is pink with a flowered pattern and contained various items of make-up. The missing coat is described as a waist-length black leather-type jacket with a stand-up collar, which she was wearing when she was last seen leaving her family's home in Wellington at 7.30pm on Sunday evening.

"Locating these items is still extremely important to us, while we also remain keen to hear from anyone who believes they may have seen the Toyota Hiace 300 GS panel van, CX06 ASV, on Monday May 27 or Tuesday May 28.

"If anyone believes they still have information that could aid our investigation I would like to ask that they share it with us as soon as they can."

Detective Superintendent McGee and the investigation team can be contacted via the non-emergency police number 101.