Pensioner's headless body was found in woods by family walking their dog after 'murderer, 36, drove 250 miles to dump 67-year-old's corpse'
- Malaysian national Mee Kuen Chong was reported missing on June 11
- The 67-year-old's body was discovered in a woodland near Salcombe on June 27
- A family who had been walking their dog found her headless remains
A family walking their dog found the headless body of a missing murdered pensioner.
The Old Bailey heard today how the animal lovers had been in woods with their pet when they discovered Mee Kuen Chong, 67.
Jemma Mitchell, 36, is accused of murdering the OAP and driving more than 250 miles to Devon to dump her body.
The Malaysian national, from Wembley, was reported missing on June 11.
Pictured: Ms Chong, known to friends as Deborah, was found dead in woodland in Devon and had been decapitated
Jemma Mitchell, 36, who today appeared before the Old Bailey, is charged with murdering a 67-year-old Mee Kuen Chong
Her body was discovered in a woodland near Salcombe on June 27.
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Mitchell appeared at the Old Bailey today via video-link from Bronzefield prison.
Prosecutor Oliver Glasgow said: ‘The allegation is that she murdered Mee Kuen Chong, who was a Malaysan woman of 67 years of age.
A special ops tent set up next to the woodland in Devon where Deborah's body was found
Police closed surrounding roads after the body of Mee Kuen Chong was discovered in Devon
Ms Chong had been reported missing from her home in Wembley on June 11 before her decapitated body was found 16 days later in woodland in Salcombe, Devon, on June 27
‘She was reported missing on the 11 June, but it wasn’t until the 27 June her headless body was discovered by a family walking their dog in Devon.’
Mitchell, of Brondesbury Park, northwest London, is charged with murder.
Judge Mark Lucraft, QC, remanded her in custody ahead of a plea and trial preparation hearing on September 28.
Mrs Chong was originally from Malaysia and had lived in Wembley for more than 30 years.
