Woman Decapitated Friend After ‘Falling out Over Money,’ UK Jury Told

Family on holiday made 'gruesome discovery' of headless body

A sign is pictured at the main entrance of the Central Criminal Court, commonly referred to as the Old Bailey, in central London on Aug. 21, 2016. Niklas Halle'n/AFP/Getty Images

LONDON—A woman described by a prosecutor as a “devout Christian” murdered her friend, decapitated her, and dumped her headless body on a public footpath 200 miles away, where a family stumbled across it while on a holiday stroll, a jury in London has heard.

Jemma Mitchell, 38, denies murdering Mee Kuen Chong, 67, and depositing her body and head near Salcombe in south Devon in June 2021.