Couple accused of beating this man to death were living the woods
A married couple accused of beating a man to death with a baseball bat have appeared in court. Preda Eugene, 39, was found dead in a wooded area in Chingford, east London, last Wednesday 15 February. Romanians George-Elvis Tobasaru, 22, and Violeta Ionescu, 21, are accused of murdering Mr Eugene near to the woodland sheds where they all lived. The victim was known to the couple as ‘Baboi’, the Old Bailey heard. Judge Rebecca Trowler, KC, said: ‘Mr Eugene’s body…