GUILTY UK - Mee Kuen "Deborah" Chong, 67, Wembley, London, decapitated in woods, Salcombe, Jun 2021 *arrest

[trendsetter]

Murder victim was infatuated with Prince Charles, court hears

Mee Kuen Chong thought she communicated with the former Prince of Wales through YouTube, a court hears.

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[MsMiniSleuth]

• Mee Kuen Chong, 67, was found dead in woodland off Bennett Road in Devon
• Jemma Mitchell, 38, allegedly dumped her headless corpse there in June 2021
• Pieces of paper torn from notepad with a quote from the Bible found on body
• Mitchell, an ex-osteopath, is standing trial at the Old Bailey charged with murder

The headless body of a devout Christian was found with a handwritten quote from the Bible in her jacket pocket after she was murdered and beheaded by her property developer friend in a row over money, a court has heard.

Jemma Mitchell, 38, is alleged to have killed 67-year-old Mee Kuen Chong at her home in Wembley on June 11 last.

She is accused of then driving more than 200 miles to dump her headless corpse in Salcombe, Devon, 15 days later.

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'Headless body of woman, 67, was found with handwritten Bible passage'

Jemma Mitchell, 38, is alleged to have killed 67-year-old Mee Kuen Chong at her home in Wembley on June 11 last. She is accused of then driving to dump her body in Devon, 15 days later.

www.dailymail.co.uk

 

[Alyce]

A devout Christian’s headless body was found near the Devon coast with a Biblical quote written on a scrap of paper in her jacket pocket.

Pathologist Dr Deborah Cook said she arrived at the scene near the Salcombe estuary to examine the decapitated body shortly after 11pm on June 27 last year.
She told jurors: “It was apparent that the head and at least the first two bones that form the spine were absent.”
The larynx at the front of the neck was also missing.

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full report at the link .............

Devout Christian’s headless body found with 'Biblical quote in pocket' | ITV News

Mee Kuen Chong, 67, was found dead in woodland off Bennett Road in Salcombe, by holiday makers last year. | ITV News London

www.itv.com

 

[StillDiggin]

Woman's headless body found in woodland with Bible quote tucked into pocket

Mee Kuen Chong's headless body was found by holidaymakers in a woodland near the Devon coast, with her fractured skull later found metres away. Jemma Mitchell is charged with murder

www.mirror.co.uk

 

[Tortoise]

Woman's headless body found in woodland with Bible quote tucked into pocket

Mee Kuen Chong's headless body was found by holidaymakers in a woodland near the Devon coast, with her fractured skull later found metres away. Jemma Mitchell is charged with murder

www.mirror.co.uk

"Ms Chong was also wearing a dress and strappy sandals with the handle of a purple handbag looped in one.

Inside the bag was a camera, a tote bag and a length of orange rope which the prosecution alleges matches some found at Mitchell's home.

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The head was almost entirely "de-fleshed", but the pathologist cast doubt on whether animals were responsible."



Some very strange details here. Is it staging?

 

[Tortoise]

Giving evidence in court, a radiologist told jurors that Ms Chong’s body would have fitted inside the large blue suitcase Mitchell was seen on CCTV footage dragging away from the victim’s home. [...]

He said “My opinion was the suitcase, with the dimensions provided to me, could accommodate the body with the head attached or without.

“That would have been in the foetal position, curled up on the side.”

He said an individual who was slightly bigger than Ms Chong had tested the hypothesis and could easily fit in a slightly smaller suitcase.

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The court has heard she gave her name as Julia and asked to be picked up from a different address and taken to the house next door to where she lived. [...]

As he turned in the road to leave, he said he could not understand why Mitchell was still standing by the driveway where he had dropped her off.

Victim told neighbour she was being ‘healed’ by murder-accused, court hears

 

[Alyce]

Prosecutor Lucy Organ read out a series of witness statements, including one from a next door neighbour ......
Ms Chong would talk about religion and used to host yoga and spiritual sessions ...
She said: 'She had messaged me about a lady called Jemma who was an osteopath and spiritual healer who was helping her.


On June 3 last year, Ms Chong informed her lodger that she was sick and needed the room so she could get help around the house.


A radiologist told jurors that Ms Chong's body would have fitted inside the large blue suitcase Mitchell was seen on CCTV footage dragging away from the victim's home.







more at the link ...............

Devout Christian 'told neighbour she was being

The prosecution claim Jemma Mitchell, 38, murdered her vulnerable friend, Mee Kuen Chong, to get money to pay for house repairs.

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[MsMiniSleuth]

A devout Christian urged her friend to sell her dilapidated home for £4 million and enjoy the money - before being allegedly killed and decapitated by her, a court has been told.

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Christian, 67, 'murdered and decapitated by friend' in '£200,000 row'

Mee Kuen Chong, 67, who was known as Deborah, was allegedly beaten to death by Jemma Mitchell, 38, after changing her mind about bankrolling her £200,000 renovation project.

www.dailymail.co.uk

 

[Tortoise]

"An expert in body dissection accused of killing and beheading a pensioner will not give evidence in her trial, a court heard today (thurs). "

Accused beheader will not give evidence – Court News UK

 

[Tortoise]

Central Criminal Court​	12​	T20217217​	Jemma Mitchell​
Details: Trial (Part Heard) - Resume - 12:02 Trial (Part Heard) - Case adjourned until 14:05 - 12:41 Trial (Part Heard) - Resume - 14:05 Trial (Part Heard) - Case adjourned until 00:00 - 15:50 Trial (Part Heard) - Resume - 16:05 Trial (Part Heard) - Defence JEMMA MITCHELL Case Closed - 16:30 Trial (Part Heard) - Case adjourned until 11:15 - 16:37

https://www.thelawpages.com/court-hearings-lists/Central-Criminal-Court.php

 

[Legally Bland]

On Friday, Judge Richard Marks, said it was "not the case for either the prosecution or the defence that the defendant is guilty of manslaughter as opposed to murder".

He continued: "The prosecution say this is a case of premeditated murder and that is the reason why the defendant took the suitcase with her to the house on 11 June - i.e. for the purpose of removing the body.

"The defence on the other hand say that the prosecution have failed to prove that Deborah Chong was unlawfully killed and then, even if you conclude that she was, they have failed to prove that she was unlawfully killed by the defendant."

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The trial at the Old Bailey was adjourned until Monday.

Headless body murder trial jury can consider manslaughter charge

Mee Kuen Chong's body was discovered in woodland more than 200 miles from her London home.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[catgreen]

On Friday, Judge Richard Marks, said it was "not the case for either the prosecution or the defence that the defendant is guilty of manslaughter as opposed to murder".

He continued: "The prosecution say this is a case of premeditated murder and that is the reason why the defendant took the suitcase with her to the house on 11 June - i.e. for the purpose of removing the body.

"The defence on the other hand say that the prosecution have failed to prove that Deborah Chong was unlawfully killed and then, even if you conclude that she was, they have failed to prove that she was unlawfully killed by the defendant."

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The trial at the Old Bailey was adjourned until Monday.

Headless body murder trial jury can consider manslaughter charge

Mee Kuen Chong's body was discovered in woodland more than 200 miles from her London home.

www.bbc.co.uk

Thanks, I cannot understand what is going on - not only the suitcase but also the rucksack and 'disguises' where her appearance was changed before arriving at the house, it seems inconceivable it was an 'accident' as being reported in MSM today

 

[JerseyGirl]

Headless body murder trial jury can consider manslaughter charge

Mee Kuen Chong's body was discovered in woodland more than 200 miles from her London home.

www.bbc.com

 

[Tortoise]

Central Criminal Court​	12​	T20217217​	Jemma Mitchell​
Details: Trial (Part Heard) - Resume - 10:17 Trial (Part Heard) - Prosecution Closing Speech - 10:50 Trial (Part Heard) - Prosecution Closing Speech - 12:19 Trial (Part Heard) - Case adjourned until 14:00 - 12:56 Trial (Part Heard) - Prosecution Closing Speech - 14:03 Trial (Part Heard) - Case adjourned until 15:25 - 15:12 Trial (Part Heard) - Resume - 15:25 Trial (Part Heard) - JEMMA MITCHELL; Defence Closing Speech - 15:28 Trial (Part Heard) - Case adjourned until 10:00 - 16:14

https://www.thelawpages.com/court-hearings-lists/Central-Criminal-Court.php

 

[Alyce]

Central Criminal Court​	12​	T20217217​	jemma mitchell​
Details: Trial (Part Heard) - Resume - 10:17 Trial (Part Heard) - Prosecution Closing Speech - 10:50 Trial (Part Heard) - Prosecution Closing Speech - 12:19 Trial (Part Heard) - Case adjourned until 14:00 - 12:56 Trial (Part Heard) - Prosecution Closing Speech - 14:03 Trial (Part Heard) - Case adjourned until 15:25 - 15:12 Trial (Part Heard) - Resume - 15:25 Trial (Part Heard) - JEMMA MITCHELL; Defence Closing Speech - 15:28 Trial (Part Heard) - Case adjourned until 10:00 - 16:14

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[Alyce]

Jurors have begun deliberating in the trial of a woman accused of murdering her devout Christian friend and dumping her headless body in Devon. Jemma Mitchell, 38, is charged with the murder of Mee Kuen Chong, 67

On Friday, Judge Richard Marks told jurors they could consider a lesser charge of manslaughter.

Judge Richard Marks KC sent the jury out to deliberate on a verdict at 3.15pm on Tuesday.

Jurors consider verdict in trial of woman accused of murder

Jemma Mitchell is accused of murdering Mee Kuen Chong, 67 at her home in Wembley, north-west London, in June last year before disposing her body in Salcombe

www.devonlive.com

 

[Tortoise]

I reckon we'll have a verdict back early tomorrow.

 

[Tortoise]

Gosh, no verdict yet.


An article here about her defence closing speech -


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Mr Jory went on to say that police officers did not find any forensic evidence at either Ms Chong's or Mitchell's homes.

Police searched the victim's property for ten days but found 'nothing'.

They also searched Mitchell's house in Brondesbury Park, employing fifty officers and sniffer dogs to do so, the court heard.


'There is no evidence after all of that that any DNA of Deborah's was found inside,' Mr Jory said.


'You cannot see inside that case, it would be simply a guess.'

Woman had 'heavy' item in suitcase but 'no evidence it was a body'


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[Alyce]

I see there was a full day of deliberation by the jury today and they are due back again tomorrow.

Central Criminal Court​	12​	T20217217​	jemma mitchell​
Details: Trial (Part Heard) - Resume - 10:30 Trial (Part Heard) - Case adjourned until 00:00 - 10:33 Trial (Part Heard) - Resume - 16:20 Trial (Part Heard) - Case adjourned until 10:00 - 16:38

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[Tortoise]

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Oct 18

Here's the suitcase osteopath Jemma Mitchell is said to have used to transport the body of Deborah Mee Kuen Chong. It was found on top of a shed at the back of her home. You can see her dragging it with the body allegedly in the case on the link https://youtu.be/Ghu_heH78Ko