Murderer who decapitated friend to face sentencing

Judge Richard Marks KC at the Old Bailey will impose Jemma Mitchell's sentence, which will be delivered live on television for the first time in England.

Murderer who decapitated friend to face sentencing

At the Old Bailey on Thursday, the 38-year-old was found guilty of killing her companion Mee Kuen Chong. The court was informed that it was an attempt to inherit $100,000.

In June 2021, Mitchell beheaded her friend's body at the elderly woman's London home. Later, she took a car to Devon to dispose of the 67-year-remains. old's

Judge Richard Marks KC at the Old Bailey will impose Jemma Mitchell's sentence, which will be delivered live on television for the first time in England.

Only twice in the history of English criminal crown courts have cameras been permitted to record sentencing, and this is the first instance in which the defendant is a female.