A woman has pleaded not guilty to killing a 67-year-old woman then dumping her headless body 250 miles away in Devon.
Mee Kuen Chong, 67, known to friends as Deborah, was reported missing from her home in Wembley, on June 11.
Her body was then found 16 days later in a woodland near the Devon town of Salcombe on June 27.
Mrs Chong, also known as Deborah, was originally from Malaysia and said to be living in London since 2004.
Mee Chong, from Wembley, was found headless in Devon (Photo: SWNS)
Today (September 28), her alleged killer Jemma Mitchell, 37, appeared in the dock of Court One at the Old Bailey for a plea hearing.
Mitchell, from Brondesbury Park, pleaded not guilty to murdering Ms Chong on a date between June 10 and 27 this year.
Judge Anthony Leonard QC set a provisional four-week trial for September 26 next year.
A further hearing was set for December 23 this year for the defendant to attend by video link.
The defendant was remanded into custody.
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