‘Bride in the bath’ Rita Fleming found drowned

The fiancé of a pensioner who was found drowned in her overflowing bath has denied murdering her. Rita Fleming, 70, was discovered in her nightdress and underwear in the bath in her flat in Kensington, southwest London, after police forced entry on 23 June. The hot tap was running and the plug covered by a towel. Police found Ms Fleming had also sustained serious head injuries and a pet cat had been placed in the freezer. Clifford Cowen, 58, who…