UK newsJemma Mitchell held over death of 67-year-old whose body was found in woodland in Devon
Sat 10 Jul 2021 04.54 EDT
A woman has been charged with murdering Mee Kuen Chong, whose body was found in woodland in Devon in June, the Metropolitan police said.
Jemma Mitchell, 36, of Brondesbury Park, north-west London, was arrested on Tuesday in connection with the death of Chong, 67, known to her friends as Deborah, and will appear at Willesden magistrates court on Saturday.
Chong had been reported missing from her home in London on 11 June and her body was found in an area of woodland near Bennett Road in Salcombe, south Devon on 27 June.
Her death was initially treated as unexplained during enquiries led by Devon and Cornwall police. A postmortem took place at the Royal Devon and Exeter hospital on 28 June. A cause of death has not yet been ascertained.
On 6 July, further inquiries by Devon and Cornwall police in south Devon and the London area led to a murder investigation being launched by the Mets specialist crime command.
Crime scenes remain in place at two residential premises in north-west London and at woodland in south Devon. Police searches are expected to continue over the coming days.
Chong was originally from Malaysia but had been living in Wembley for over 30 years.
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