A post-mortem examination found shop worker Miss Pollock , 41 , died as a result of strangulation and severe stab wounds to the neck . A 52-year-old builder has been charged with murder following the discovery of a woman 's body at a flat . Officers found the body of Sarah Pollock , 41 , in her flat in the Springbourne area of Bournemouth , Dorset , at 3.26pm on March 25 . Her colleagues raised the alarm when she failed to open the shop she was working for at the Dolphin Centre in Poole . A post-mortem examination found Miss Pollock died as a result of strangulation and severe stab wounds to the neck . Builder Colin Dymond , 52 , from Bournemouth , who was known to Miss Pollock , was today charged with her murder . He will appear before Bournemouth Magistrates ' Court tomorrow . Detective Inspector Mark Samuel , of Dorset Police , said : 'Family liaison officers have updated Sarah 's family with this development and the thoughts of the investigation team are with her loved ones . 'Clearly this is a very difficult time for the whole family and they have requested privacy . ' I would also like to thank local people who have been patient and assisted police , particularly some of the residents of Avon Close who have been temporarily relocated . 'Their understanding and co-operation has helped us conduct a thorough investigation into this tragic matter as swiftly as possible . ' At 3.26pm on Wednesday , March 25 , Dorset police found the body of the 41-year-old in her flat in Avon Close in the Springbourne area after concerns were raised that she had not arrived at work as expected . Miss Pollock 's body was formally identified by family members , who are being supported by police family liaison officers . Mr Samuel appealed for the public 's help to trace the movements of a Peugeot 308 estate hire care with the registration HN14 HWC . 'Although we have charged a man with murder we still want to hear from members of the public if they have any information that could help with the investigation into Sarah 's death , ' he said . 'We have now recovered the Peugeot hire car from the London area and I am interested if anyone saw it being driven or parked in Dorset or Hampshire between 4pm on Tuesday 24 March and 10pm on Wednesday 25 March 2015 . If so , please call Dorset Police urgently . 'We are still building a picture of exactly what happened to Sarah . If anyone saw or heard anything suspicious in the Avon Close area of Bournemouth or has any other information that could be useful , I would urge them to please get in touch . ' In a statement , Miss Pollock 's family said : 'We have lost an important part of our lives ; a kind , caring , honest , outgoing and ultimately indescribable daughter , sister and auntie from our close-knit family . 'She was unforgettable and she will always remain in our hearts and minds , although she should not be gone . 'We respectfully ask that we are left to grieve without intrusion and want to thank Dorset Police for their hard work so far in helping our distraught family . ' Anyone with information should contact Dorset Police on 101 quoting Operation Inlet . Sorry we are not currently accepting comments on this article .
Builder Colin Dymond , 41 , charged with murder of Sarah Pollock , 52 . Body was found in flat in Springbourne area of Bournemouth , on March 25 . Post-mortem found she died from strangulation and stab wounds to neck .