Singapore - A 26-year old Nigerian was charged in court with the murder of his former lover whose decomposed body was found in a suburb park last month, The Sunday Times reported.

Amanchukwu Chukwuma was accused on Saturday of murdering Liu Shu Hui, 25, between 22 and 29 December, when her body was found in a park off a housing estate in northern suburb of Singapore.

Amanchukwu, an overstayer in Singapore, had broken up with his girlfriend in 2007.

He faces the gallows if convicted of the murder and is to appear in court again on Friday.