Overview
- Mitchell bludgeoned 67-year-old Mee Kuen Chong at her Wembley home, decapitated her, and transported the remains in a blue suitcase to Salcombe, Devon.
- A flat tyre stop drew attention when a mechanic noted an odd musty smell inside Mitchell’s car, and holidaymakers found Chong’s headless body the next day near a wooded path.
- Investigators and prosecutors tied the killing to a forged will and an alleged plan to inherit most of Chong’s estate, valued at more than £700,000.
- The relationship began through a church group and followed Mitchell’s dispute over £230,000 paid to builders, after which Chong had offered then withdrew £200,000 in help.
- In October 2022, Judge Richard Marks KC sentenced Mitchell to a minimum of 34 years, citing her lack of remorse and noting her osteopathy background referenced on her website.