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

The body of 41-year-old Jason Williams had been discovered in Russell Howard Park shortly before 1.30am on February 20.

David John Brewer, 34, of West Ham Close, Basingstoke, has been charged with murder.

A 37-year-old man from Basingstoke has been released from custody but remains under investigation.

Police say that Brewer will appear at Basingstoke Magistrates Court today.