Man 'killed woman, stole her credit card and returned to have sex with her corpse'

A 25-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the death of a woman from Maine

Police have arrested a man in connection with the killing (Kena Betancur/Getty)

A man has been arrested in connection with the death of a woman from Maine who he is accused of killing during sex, using her credit card to buy dinner and returning to have sex with her corpse.

Timothy Johnson, 25, from Florida, was arrested in connection with the murder after the body of 52-year-old Judith Therianos, who had last been seen on 14 March, was discovered in a wood near Tampa.

According to an arrest affidavit, the cause of death was homicidal violence, with police believing Ms Therianos, who was visiting Florida on holiday, was killed during or immediately after sexual intercourse, ABC News reported.

The affidavit also stated Johnson stole Ms Therianos’ credit card and used it to buy himself food from Waffle House, which he ate before allegedly returning to Ms Therianos’ body, when police believe he had sex with her corpse.

The pair are thought to have met outside an off-licence, bought alcohol together, and reportedly went to some nearby woods where it is alleged they had sex.

Ms Therianos’ body was found on 7 April in a wood close to a highway in New Port Richey, about 30 miles from Tampa, almost a month after the mother-of-three was reported missing. An autopsy cited the cause of death as a blunt force trauma to the head.

Johnson is currently being held at the Land O' Lakes Detention Center.