the car stank, jemma, didn t it? when in custody and questioned by police, mitchell said no comment throughout. the court heard miss chong had offered mitchell £200,000 to help repair her home, but backed out of the offer. shortly afterwards, she disappeared. mitchell, after killing herfriend, then forged miss chong s will so that she and her mother would receive her estate. it was an evil act carried out by an evil woman, and the only motive, clearly, was one of financial gain. during the trial, jurors heard mitchell had a degree in human sciences and had the skills to dismember a body. shall i get some shoes? mitchell will be sentenced tomorrow for the cold and calculated murder of her friend for money. helena wilkinson, bbc news. the number of crimes in england and wales that result in someone being charged is now half of what it was seven years ago.