Police have today charged a man with murder following the discovery of human remains in a tent.

Richard Donovan, 26, was arrested on Tuesday night, two weeks after the decomposed body of a man was found amid undergrowth behind an industrial estate near Canterbury.

The remains, which tests have shown could have lain undiscovered for nine months, are thought to be those of 60-year-old rough sleeper Philip Fox.

But due to the state of decomposition, officers have yet to officially identify the body and are awaiting the results of DNA testing.

Donovan, of Eltham, south London, was taken in for questioning as a post-mortem examination was carried out on the remains.

Senior investigating officer, DI Tony Pledger, said: “We believe the body had been undiscovered for around 9 months.

“We are keen to be able to establish exactly when the man died.

"The man associated with the tent may have been known by people locally and I would ask people to cast their minds back and let us know if they saw him in August 2015 or after this time.”

The body was found in a tent behind B&M Bargains on the Riverside Retail Park on April 25.

Donovan is due to appear at Medway magistrates by videolink today.