Murder linked to sham marriages scam

An alleged killer accused of tying up a legal executive while her son was stabbed to death in the next room told a court she was trying to arrange him a sham marriage. Riches Obi, 25, was found slumped on the floor by the front door with slash and stab wounds to his chest in a flat in Elephant and Castle on 17 November 2020. His mother Bernadette Ortet was found tied up with a scarf around her neck in…