A woman has been found guilty of murdering and decapitating her friend in a row over money. Jemma Mitchell, 38, had been accused of killing pensioner Mee Kuen Chong in order to inherit hundreds of thousands of pounds. More here:
During the trial, jurors viewed CCTV footage of Mitchell arriving at Ms Chong's home carrying a large blue suitcase, allegedly containing her murder kit, on the morning of 11 June last year.More than four hours later, she emerged from the property in Wembley, northwest London, with the suitcase appearing bulkier and heavier.because it contained a body. She also had a bag of Ms Chong's financial documents, which were later recovered from Mitchell's home.
The prosecution suggested Mitchell had decapitated Ms Chong and stored her remains in the garden of the house she shared with her retired mother in Willesden, northwest London. Ms Chong's headless body was found by holidaymakers beside a woodland footpath near Salcombe the next day.A post-mortem examination confirmed that Ms Chong had suffered a skull fracture along with other injuries consistent with an assault.The suitcase used by Mitchell. Pic: Met PoliceThe court heard that Mitchell and Ms Chong, who met through church, had exchanged several messages about renovating Mitchell's home in Willesden.
After her corpse was discovered, police found a forged will of Ms Chong's leaving the bulk of her estate to Mitchell.