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| Murder accused seen dragging suitcase on street for hours, jury told | Murder accused seen dragging suitcase on street for hours, jury told |
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| The body of Mee Kuen Chong, from London, was found more than 200 miles away in Devon | The body of Mee Kuen Chong, from London, was found more than 200 miles away in Devon |
| A woman accused of murdering her friend was seen on video dragging a suitcase around the streets of London after carrying out the alleged killing and putting the body inside, a court heard. | A woman accused of murdering her friend was seen on video dragging a suitcase around the streets of London after carrying out the alleged killing and putting the body inside, a court heard. |
| Jemma Mitchell, 38, is accused of killing and decapitating Mee Kuen Chong, 67, at her Wembley home in 2021. | Jemma Mitchell, 38, is accused of killing and decapitating Mee Kuen Chong, 67, at her Wembley home in 2021. |
| She allegedly then deposited the headless corpse more than 200 miles away in Salcombe, Devon, 15 days later. | She allegedly then deposited the headless corpse more than 200 miles away in Salcombe, Devon, 15 days later. |
| The Old Bailey was shown CCTV tracking Ms Chong's last known sighting. | The Old Bailey was shown CCTV tracking Ms Chong's last known sighting. |
| On 9 June 2021, the CCTV footage showed Ms Chong, also known as Deborah, walking in Chaplin Road where she lived, accompanied by her lodger. | On 9 June 2021, the CCTV footage showed Ms Chong, also known as Deborah, walking in Chaplin Road where she lived, accompanied by her lodger. |
| Jury shown CCTV footage of murder accused dragging suitcase allegedly containing body | Jury shown CCTV footage of murder accused dragging suitcase allegedly containing body |
| Jury shown CCTV footage of murder accused dragging suitcase allegedly containing body | Jury shown CCTV footage of murder accused dragging suitcase allegedly containing body |
| Two days later, in the early morning, defendant Ms Mitchell was seen on footage walking from her home in Willesden with a large blue suitcase and backpack, going in the direction of Ms Chong's house in Wembley at 08:01. | Two days later, in the early morning, defendant Ms Mitchell was seen on footage walking from her home in Willesden with a large blue suitcase and backpack, going in the direction of Ms Chong's house in Wembley at 08:01. |
| Just over five hours later, she emerged carrying the blue suitcase and another smaller bag allegedly containing Ms Chong's financial paperwork. | Just over five hours later, she emerged carrying the blue suitcase and another smaller bag allegedly containing Ms Chong's financial paperwork. |
| The defendant was also seen on CCTV footage, shown to the jury, dragging the bags on the street and through a grass verge for two hours before being picked up by a minicab. | The defendant was also seen on CCTV footage, shown to the jury, dragging the bags on the street and through a grass verge for two hours before being picked up by a minicab. |
| In that time, she had called various cab companies nine times before a driver collected her for the 40-minute journey home, the jury was told. | In that time, she had called various cab companies nine times before a driver collected her for the 40-minute journey home, the jury was told. |
| Jemma Mitchell's professional website said she was "attuned to subjects" including "dissection of human cadavers", jurors heard | Jemma Mitchell's professional website said she was "attuned to subjects" including "dissection of human cadavers", jurors heard |
| Later that evening, the jury heard, she went to St Thomas's Hospital in central London to be treated for a broken finger, saying she shut it in a door - a claim the prosecution say is a lie. | Later that evening, the jury heard, she went to St Thomas's Hospital in central London to be treated for a broken finger, saying she shut it in a door - a claim the prosecution say is a lie. |
| The court heard the blue suitcase was not seen again until 26 June 2021, when the prosecution alleges Ms Mitchell hired a car and drove to Salcombe with the suitcase containing the body in the boot. | The court heard the blue suitcase was not seen again until 26 June 2021, when the prosecution alleges Ms Mitchell hired a car and drove to Salcombe with the suitcase containing the body in the boot. |
| Ms Chong's decapitated body was discovered in woods by holidaymakers the next day and her skull was found in nearby undergrowth a few days later. | Ms Chong's decapitated body was discovered in woods by holidaymakers the next day and her skull was found in nearby undergrowth a few days later. |
| Jurors previously heard the prosecution allege that Ms Mitchell had killed Ms Chong because she wanted to get hundreds of thousands of pounds to pay for repairs to her home. | Jurors previously heard the prosecution allege that Ms Mitchell had killed Ms Chong because she wanted to get hundreds of thousands of pounds to pay for repairs to her home. |
| Ms Mitchell has denied murder and the trial continues. | Ms Mitchell has denied murder and the trial continues. |
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