The body under the duvet

A couple accused of murdering a pensioner and spending £14,000 with her bank cards will enter pleas in March next year. Susan Hawkey, 70, was found ‘heavily decomposed’ under a duvet in her flat in Neasden, northwest London, on 26 September after police forced entry. Detectives found brown parcel tape on her face and around her wrists, with her hands together behind her back, the Old Bailey heard. Ms Hawkey is thought to have died between 2 and 7 September….