Man appears in court charged with murder after woman found stabbed in Sussex car park

Emergency services were called to Station Way in Crawley at around 7.10am on Sunday 18 August.

A 26-year-old man has appeared in court charged with murder after a 19-year-old woman was found stabbed in a car park at Crawley train station.Jason Pascal Flore, 26, appeared at Crawley Magistrates' Court on Tuesday charged with the murder of Stephanie Marie.Flore, of no fixed address, wore a grey jumper and trousers, and spoke only to confirm his name, age and address.Due to the severity of the charge, magistrate Louisa Milne sent the case straight to Lewes Crown Court, where Flore, who is remanded in custody, will next appear on Wednesday.It comes after officers were called to a report of an altercation between a man and a woman at about 7.10am on Sunday at Station Way in Crawley.

A 26-year-old man from Crawley was found in Stephenson Road and was arrested on suspicion of murder.

The area was searched and Ms Marie was found in a nearby car park "with stab injuries", Sussex Police said.She was treated by paramedics but was confirmed dead at the scene, the force added.

Due to the location of the incident, the investigation has since been taken over by British Transport Police.

Senior Investigating Officer, Sam Blackburn, said: “Our specialist family liaison officers are providing support to the victim’s family and our thoughts remain with them at this time.

“We are urging anyone with any information or anyone who witnessed events leading up to the woman’s death to get in touch with us.”

The force has asked witnesses or “anyone with information that could help” to contact police online or via 101, quoting Operation Venn.

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