Property developer, 37, appears at the Old Bailey accused of ‘murdering and decapitating Malaysian pensioner, 67, in London then driving 250 miles to dump headless body in Devon woods’
- Property developer, 37, is accused of cutting off Malaysian pensioner’s head
- Jemma Mitchell allegedly murdered Mee Kuen Chong, 67, in London
- She then allegedly drove more than 250 miles to dump the body in Devon woods
- Mitchell, who spoke only to confirm her name, denies charge of murder
A female property developer accused of cutting off a Malaysian pensioner’s head appeared in court today.
Jemma Mitchell, 37, allegedly murdered Mee Kuen Chong in London and drove more than 250 miles to dump the 67-year-old’s body in woodland in Devon.
Mrs Chong, who was known to friends as Deborah and lived in Wembley, was reported missing on June 11.
![Mee Kuen Chong](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2021/12/23/16/48492559-10340181-Mee_Kuen_Chong-a-49_1640275487790.jpg)
Jemma Mitchell (left) allegedly murdered Mee Kuen Chong (right) in London and drove more than 250 miles to dump the 67-year-old’s body in woodland in Devon
![A special ops tent set up next to the woodland in Devon where Miss Chong's body was found](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2021/09/28/11/45389239-10036753-A_special_ops_tent_set_up_next_to_the_woodland_in_Devon_where_De-a-80_1632824901233.jpg)
A special ops tent set up next to the woodland in Devon where Miss Chong’s body was found
Police launched a murder probe after her headless body was found by a dog walker in woodland near Salcombe on June 27.
Mitchell appeared at the Old Bailey today via videolink from HMP Bromfield wearing a white blouse, and spoke only to confirm her name.
Prosecutor Oliver Glasgow told the court: ‘The allegation is that she murdered Mee Kuen Chong, who was a Malaysian woman of 67 years of age.
![Mrs Chong had been reported missing from her home in Wembley on June 11 before her headless body was found in woodland in Salcombe, Devon, on June 27](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2021/07/10/11/45269907-9775351-image-a-7_1625912772682.jpg)
Mrs Chong had been reported missing from her home in Wembley on June 11 before her headless body was found in woodland in Salcombe, Devon, on June 27
‘She was reported missing on the 11th of June, but it wasn’t until the 27th of June her headless body was discovered by a family walking their dog in Devon.’
The Recorder of London, Judge Mark Lucraft QC, remanded Mitchell in custody ahead of her trial on September 26 next year.
Mitchell, of Brondesbury Park, north-west London, denies murder.
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