Maxine Showers, 42, was found in Hinton Street, Fairfield, Liverpool at about 08:00 BST on 28 September.
A post-mortem examination found the mother-of-three died as a result of blunt-force trauma to the head.
Michael Williams, 29, of Hinton Street, Fairfield was remanded by magistrates to appear before the city's crown court on 19 October.
A man has been charged with the murder of a woman whose body was discovered in an alleyway, police have said.