PETALING JAYA: A woman has been charged with the murder of a 67-year-old Malaysian-born London pensioner whose body was found in the woodlands in a popular Devon holiday spot.
According to British news reports, the body of Chong Mee Kuen, known to friends as Deborah, was discovered in Salcombe, Devon, on June 27.
She had been reported missing from her home in Wembley on June 11 and her death was initially treated as unexplained.
“On July 6, a murder investigation was launched and Jenna Mitchell, 36, of Brondesbury Park, Brent, northwest London, was arrested that evening on suspicion of murder.
“Mitchell appeared at Willesden magistrates’ court on Saturday, charged with Chong’s murder,” the reports said.
The pensioner was originally from Malaysia but had been living in Wembley for more than 30 years.
Police said her cause of death had still not been ascertained and the crime scenes remain in place at two homes in northwest London and the woodlands in Salcombe.
Police searches are likely to continue over the coming days, a Metropolitan Police spokesman said.
Chong’s family had been updated and were being supported by specially trained officers, he added.
Mitchell is set to appear at the Old Bailey courthouse on July 13. - FMT
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