but what we we do know is it that it was an evil act carried out by an evil woman, and the only motive, clearly, was one of financial gain. on friday 28 october, mitchell was back in court. this time, she was to be sentenced for murder. it was a historic moment at the old bailey. she became the first murderer and first woman in england and wales to have her sentence televised. jemma mitchell, i have to sentence you for the murder on 11 june of last year, of mee kuen, otherwise known as deborah chong, which you were convicted by the jury yesterday. i have had regard to the victim impact statement read to the court from members of herfamily, who are not, unnaturally, in a state of shock and devastation as to the circumstances
in which she met her death. the court heard a statement from deborah s sister, amy. in it, it said: . the enormity of your crime is profoundly shocking. even more so, given your apparent religious devotion, as well as the fact that deborah chong was a good friend to you and had shown you great kindness.
guilty of murder. a woman has been found guilty of the murder and decapitation of a friend she met in church. jemma mitchell killed mee kuen chong at her home in wembley last year before taking her headless body 200 miles away, in a suitcase. deborah was 67 years old when she was murdered in june of last year. today at the old bailey, 38 year old womanjemma mitchell has been found guilty of that murder. deborah was born in malaysia. through her own hard work and initiative, she made a good life for herself, finally settling in london, where she was a much valued and loved member of her community. mitchell has never accepted responsibility for deborah s murder so there are questions which may remain unanswered. why she kept the body for over a fortnight, why she decapitated her, and why she deposited her remains in salcombe.
the 67 year old was born in malaysia. she lived here in wembley, in north west london. a devout christian who befriended the homeless and opened her door to those in need. deborah chong, from all we have known about her, was someone who cared for others. that theme came through. she was open, welcoming, wanting to help the homeless, people stayed at her address without paying rent. she wanted to do good. these are the last known images of ms chong, captured here on cctv, walking with one of her lodgers two days before her death. in north west london, at 9 brondesbury park,
she lived more than 200 miles away in london. while we were standing around waiting for the police to take our names, i overheard one of the policemen say that she didn t have a head, the lady. and up until that point, it felt quite different, it felt like it was just a really sad, unfortunate thing that this lady had slipped over. but then when obviously we heard him say that, it was a little bit more scary. the discovery sparked a major police investigation, led by london s metropolitan police. these are the last sightings of deborah chong, seen walking close to her home just days before her death.