No barrister in court for accused beheader

A property developer accused of murdering and beheading a pensioner was unrepresented in court because her barrister is on strike. Jemma Mitchell, 38, is accused of killing 67-year-old Mee Kuen Chong and driving more than 250 miles to Devon to dump her body. The Malaysian national, who lived in Wembley for more than 30 years, was reported missing on 11 June, and her headless body was discovered in woodland near Salcombe 16 days later. Mitchell appeared at the Old Bailey…