has accused senior political and military leaders of being involved in a plot to assassinate him. mr khan was shot in the leg at a protest march on thursday. the government has dismissed the claims as "baseless and irresponsible". millions of americans are flocking to buy lottery tickets as the powerball jackpot that started rolling three months ago has become the world's largest ever lotto prize. the estimated total for saturday evenings draw in florida is now over $1.6 billon. now on bbc news, the story of the suitcase murderer. i saw isawa i saw a lady that looked like she had slipped down some

steps. she had slipped down some ste s. , ., . she had slipped down some stes. , ., ., ., ., steps. devon and cornwall olice steps. devon and cornwall police have _ steps. devon and cornwall police have identified - steps. devon and cornwall police have identified the l steps. devon and cornwall- police have identified the body found — police have identified the body found in— police have identified the body found in a wooden area as mee kuen_ found in a wooden area as mee kuen chong. she found in a wooden area as mee kuen chang-— kuen chong. she wanted to do aood and kuen chong. she wanted to do good and jemma _ kuen chong. she wanted to do good and jemma mitchell- kuen chong. she wanted to do good and jemma mitchell saw| good and jemma mitchell saw that in— good and jemma mitchell saw that in her~ _ she forced the body into a suitcase, transported the body some distance.— suitcase, transported the body some distance. you have shown absolutely _ some distance. you have shown absolutely no _ some distance. you have shown absolutely no remorse, - some distance. you have shown absolutely no remorse, it - absolutely no remorse, it appears _ absolutely no remorse, it appears that you are in complete denial. june 2021. a summer's day in the coastal resort of salcombe on the south devon coast. i the coastal resort of salcombe on the south devon coast. i was with george. — on the south devon coast. i was with george. my _ on the south devon coast. i was with george, my boyfriend - on the south devon coast. i was with george, my boyfriend and. with george, my boyfriend and my mum and dad, and we were on holiday and just having a couple of weeks down there. just normal stuff that we do, going to the beach, going on

walks, having some nice food, going on the boat, i have got a little boat down there as well, so i like to go on that. but charlotte's _ so i like to go on that. but charlotte's idyllic - so i like to go on that. but charlotte's idyllic family holiday was about to be shattered one afternoon. 0ut walking, they made a gruesome discovery. at the time my mum, she saw some fabric, she said, and it was quite close to us, it was quite easy to see, and she knew that something was wrong but she didn't want to look again, so she shouted us over and said, can you look at what is down there, i have seen something, i'm not too sure what it is. and so i looked

then, and i saw a lady that looked like she had slipped down some steps, and then initially my reaction was to rush down and help her, because it looked like she had maybe just fallen, like, i guess that is what you presume, someone has had an accident. but is what you presume, someone has had an accident.— has had an accident. but it wasn't an _ has had an accident. but it wasn't an accident. - has had an accident. but it wasn't an accident. the i has had an accident. but it - wasn't an accident. the family had discovered the body of a missing woman, mee kuen chong, also known as deborah. she lived more than 200 miles away in london. lived more than 200 miles away in tendon-— in london. while we were standing _ in london. while we were standing around - in london. while we were standing around waiting l in london. while we were l standing around waiting for in london. while we were - standing around waiting for the police to take our names, i overheard one of the policemen say that she didn't have a head. the lady. and up until that point, it felt quite different, it felt like it was just a really sad, unfortunate thing that this lady had slipped over, but then when obviously we heard him say that, it was a little bit more

scary. that, it was a little bit more sca . ,_, y that, it was a little bit more sca. ~,,m ., scary. the discovery sparked a ma'or scary. the discovery sparked a major police — scary. the discovery sparked a major police investigation, - scary. the discovery sparked a major police investigation, led tjy major police investigation, led by london's metropolitan police. these are the last sightings of deborahjong, seen walking close to her home just days before her death. —— chong. the 67—year—old was born in malaysia. she lived here in wembley, in north—west london. a devout christian who defended the homeless and open her door to those in need.— to those in need. deborah chonu , to those in need. deborah chong. from _ to those in need. deborah chong, from all _ to those in need. deborah chong, from all we - to those in need. deborah chong, from all we have l to those in need. deborah - chong, from all we have known about her, was someone who cared for others. that theme we came through. she was open, welcoming, wanting to help the homeless, people stayed at her address without paying rent. she wanted to do good. these

are the last — she wanted to do good. these are the last known _ she wanted to do good. these are the last known images - she wanted to do good. these are the last known images of. she wanted to do good. these i are the last known images of ms chong, captured here on cctv, walking with one of her lodgers two days before her death. in north—west london, at this address, jemma mitchell was seen leaving her home at 6:23am with a large suitcase. she has the blue suitcase, and you can see it is quite large, she is able to lift it off the ground. this is the suitcase that ultimately deborah chong's body would end up within and be transported to salcombe, devon. just before 8am jemma mitchell is seen approaching deborah chong's house. five hours later

she is caught on camera again further up the road. exactly what happened during that time remains a mystery to police. several hours afterjemma mitchell arrived at deborah chong's address, jemma mitchell has two suitcases, one is the blue suitcase she left her address with, this suitcase is now decidedly bulkier. we say that the body of deborah chong is within it. she also has a separate suitcase which has all of deborah's personal belongings within that. to get back home. — belongings within that. to get back home, jemma _ belongings within that. to get back home, jemma mitchell. belongings within that. to get. back home, jemma mitchell calls for a cab. she gives them a false name and a different destination address, not hers but her neighbour's.

as she tries to leave, she is left waiting. despite reluctance from the taxi operator, she agrees to wait. just after four o'clock in the afternoon, jemma mitchell arrives home.—

afternoon, jemma mitchell arrives home. ~ . arrives home. mitchell has been dro ed arrives home. mitchell has been dropped off _ arrives home. mitchell has been dropped off by _ arrives home. mitchell has been dropped off by the _ arrives home. mitchell has been dropped off by the cab, - arrives home. mitchell has been dropped off by the cab, not - arrives home. mitchell has been dropped off by the cab, not to l dropped off by the cab, not to her home address but next door, 11 brondesbury park and we can see her taking the blue suitcase which contains jabber chong's body into the hoarding, the front hoarding —— deborah chong's body into the hoarding, the front hoarding of nine brondesbury park.- the front hoarding of nine brondesbury park. later that evenin: , brondesbury park. later that evening, jemma _ brondesbury park. later that evening, jemma mitchell - brondesbury park. later that| evening, jemma mitchell was seen at trentin thomases hospital in london. she had a fractured finger, she told doctors she had trapped in a car door. that was a lie. it would be that same evening on 11june when police would be that same evening on 11 june when police were called about deborah. her lodger, seen for the final time alongside her here, called to report her missing on the day she died. by

26june the search for deborah was well under way. nobody except was well under way. nobody excethemma mitchell had any idea what had truly happened to the 67—year—old. that morning, mitchell is seen on cctv picking up a hire car in central london.- picking up a hire car in central london. ,, , central london. she is loading the blue suitcase _ central london. she is loading the blue suitcase into - central london. she is loading the blue suitcase into the - central london. she is loading| the blue suitcase into the back of this hire vehicle, she is having extreme difficulty in actually getting it into the boot, she is using her body weight and leave the heavy suitcase into the back boot area. 0nce suitcase into the back boot area. once she has loaded the car up with various other things, she then departs on her way to salcombe.— things, she then departs on her way to salcombe. , . ~ . leaves things, she then departs on her way to salcombe. , . ~ . leaves her things, she then departs on her way to salcombe. , . ~ .

leaves her home things, she then departs on her way to salcombe. , . ~ . leaves her home at things, she then departs on her way to salcombe. leaves her home at 9:53am. automatic cameras record the cartjust before driving west on the m4 towards bristol. by1:59pm driving west on the m4 towards bristol. by 1:59pm she stops near bristol to get petrol. just after 6pm jemma mitchell is forced to stop again. she pulled into a garage close to the south devon coast. her hire car had a burst tyre. i the south devon coast. her hire car had a burst tyre.— car had a burst tyre. i was up at the garage _ car had a burst tyre. i was up at the garage buying - at the garage buying bean bags i think, randomly, at the garage buying bean bags ithink, randomly, and i was walking back to my car and heard this grinding noise and the car coming in a very strange direction into the petrol station, and it was apparent that she looked like she would crash into the forecourt shop. so i ran over waving my arms, as did another guy, to say stop, stop. she pulled over, having pretty much

hit the front of the shop, and was sort of looking a bit surprised.— was sort of looking a bit surrised. ., , surprised. nikki powell stayed with jemma — surprised. nikki powell stayed with jemma mitchell - surprised. nikki powell stayed with jemma mitchell while - surprised. nikki powell stayed j with jemma mitchell while she withjemma mitchell while she called the aa to come and repair the tire. i called the m to come and repair the tire.— repair the tire. i found it sliuhtl repair the tire. i found it slightly odd _ repair the tire. i found it slightly odd that - repair the tire. i found it slightly odd that she - repair the tire. i found it | slightly odd that she said repair the tire. i found it. slightly odd that she said to me that the car had felt strange from kingsbridge, that is a long way to drive before stopping and having a look. there are plenty of places you could have pulled up. also the direction she came into the petrol station, i assume she came from, was not the kingsbridge direction, it is the salcombe direction, that seemed strange. and then again, the clothing she was wearing were more suited to having been doing the gardening all day or house work, rather than the sort of clothes you put on to go to visit family and go for a scenic drive, it would seem slightly odd, but again, people dress how they wish to address nowadays. so again i didn't question any of it. it nowadays. so again i didn't question any of it.- nowadays. so again i didn't

question any of it. it was 'ust a normal fl question any of it. it was 'ust a normal working i question any of it. it was 'ust a normal working day i question any of it. it was 'ust a normal working day for“ question any of it. it wasjust a normal working day for me | question any of it. it wasjust l a normal working day for me at the time, — a normal working day for me at the time, i_ a normal working day for me at the time, i got called to go and — the time, i got called to go and give _ the time, i got called to go and give a member assistance, and give a member assistance, and give a member assistance, and i_ and give a member assistance, and i remembered as soon as i finished — and i remembered as soon as i finished the job, i and i remembered as soon as i finished thejob, i phoned my wife — finished thejob, i phoned my wife and _ finished thejob, i phoned my wife and just said, look, you are never— wife and just said, look, you are never going to believe what is going — are never going to believe what is going on. just had this really— is going on. just had this really weird job. for is going on. just had this really weird job. really weird 'ob. for roadside technician — really weird job. for roadside technician lead _ really weird job. for roadside technician lead garden, - really weird job. for roadside technician lead garden, it - really weird job. for roadside | technician lead garden, it was to be a callout like no other. —— lee garden. i to be a callout like no other. -- lee garden.— to be a callout like no other. -- lee garden. i removed the puncture _ -- lee garden. i removed the puncture tie _ -- lee garden. i removed the puncture tie and _ -- lee garden. i removed the puncture tie and the - -- lee garden. i removed the puncture tie and the damage | puncture tie and the damage wheel. — puncture tie and the damage wheel, and we need to put it back— wheel, and we need to put it back in— wheel, and we need to put it back in the vehicle because it had belonged to the vehicle, so you would normally put it back in the — you would normally put it back in the boot, because that is the best— in the boot, because that is the best place for it. the safest _ the best place for it. the safest place for it. but she didn't— safest place for it. but she didn't wanted to go back in the boot, — didn't wanted to go back in the boot, she _ didn't wanted to go back in the boot, she wanted it put on the back— boot, she wanted it put on the back seat. _ boot, she wanted it put on the back seat, which i thought was a bit _ back seat, which i thought was a bit strange at the time. but we put — a bit strange at the time. but we put it— a bit strange at the time. but we put it in the back, and we had — we put it in the back, and we had to— we put it in the back, and we had to strap it in to make it safe — had to strap it in to make it safe with _ had to strap it in to make it safe with the seatbelt, and that — safe with the seatbelt, and that is— safe with the seatbelt, and that is when i was in the back of the — that is when i was in the back of the vehicle and noticed

there _ of the vehicle and noticed there was a strong smell. at there was a strong smell. at the time... i didn't really the time... ididn't really know— the time... i didn't really know what it was, it's not something i have really smelled before — something i have really smelled before it — something i have really smelled before. it was sort of like a dank. — before. it was sort of like a dank, murky sort of musty smell, _ dank, murky sort of musty smell, which was quite potent, nothing — smell, which was quite potent, nothing i— smell, which was quite potent, nothing i have really smelled before — nothing i have really smelled before. so that took me, and was _ before. so that took me, and was a — before. so that took me, and was a bit. _ before. so that took me, and was a bit, yeah, a bit odd. two hours after— was a bit, yeah, a bit odd. two hours after her _ was a bit, yeah, a bit odd. thorn hours after her emergency stop, mitchell finally leaves the garage. she turns toward salcombe. cctv recovered by police tracks herjourney through the countryside. about 40 through the countryside. about a0 minutes later, jemma mitchell's car is seen driving along bennett road in salcombe. less than an hour later, the car reappears on cctv on bennett road. detectives would

later conclude mitchell dumped deborah chong's body in the woods. automatic number plate cameras logged mitchell's drive back to london overnight. by 6:aa the next morning, she was back home. she was caught on cctv taking items from the car boot, including the blue suitcase, back into her house. 0n the afternoon of 27june, less than 2a hours after deborah chong's body was dumped in woodland, it was discovered by charlotte rollings and her family.

deborah's handbag was found as well. inside, a length of rope which thejury would well. inside, a length of rope which the jury would later hear much group found atjemma mitchell's home. her business card of an evangelical church and scraps of paper burying passages from the bible also found. but it wouldn't be until several days later during searches of the woodland that the head was found, ten metres away. what followed was a murder investigation. meanwhile, jemma mitchell was trying to put police off the scent. three days after the

murder, she sent an email to the missing person's unit, and she wrote: email was to becomejust email was to become just one piece of a significant amount of evidence. the police had concluded jemma mitchell was the prime suspect.— the prime suspect. police! hello, there. _ the prime suspect. police! hello, there. hello, - the prime suspect. police! hello, there. hello, howl the prime suspect. police! l hello, there. hello, how are ou? hello, there. hello, how are you? good- _ hello, there. hello, how are you? good. sorry, _ hello, there. hello, how are you? good. sorry, what's. hello, there. hello, how are l you? good. sorry, what's your name? are you jemma? jemma, do

ou want name? are you jemma? jemma, do you want to — name? are you jemma? jemma, do you want to come _ name? are you jemma? jemma, do you want to come out _ name? are you jemma? jemma, do you want to come out close - name? are you jemma? jemma, do you want to come out close make i you want to come out close make sure, _ you want to come out close make sure. sure — you want to come out close make sure. sure-— sure, sure. i'm arresting you on suspicion _ sure, sure. i'm arresting you on suspicion of _ sure, sure. i'm arresting you on suspicion of murder. - sure, sure. i'm arresting you on suspicion of murder. you | on suspicion of murder. you don't — on suspicion of murder. you don't have _ on suspicion of murder. you don't have to _ on suspicion of murder. you don't have to say _ on suspicion of murder. you don't have to say anything. i don't have to say anything. anything _ don't have to say anything. anything you _ don't have to say anything. anything you do _ don't have to say anything. anything you do say - don't have to say anything. anything you do say they. don't have to say anything. l anything you do say they be given— anything you do say they be given as _ anything you do say they be given as evidence. - anything you do say they be given as evidence. once - anything you do say they be| given as evidence. once you anything you do say they be - given as evidence. once you are in the _ given as evidence. once you are in the cuffs. _ given as evidence. once you are in the cuffs. ini— given as evidence. once you are in the cuffs, i'm going _ given as evidence. once you are in the cuffs, i'm going to- in the cuffs, i'm going to explain _ in the cuffs, i'm going to explain everything - in the cuffs, i'm going to explain everything to - in the cuffs, i'm going to. explain everything to you, in the cuffs, i'm going to- explain everything to you, ok? show— explain everything to you, ok? show you — explain everything to you, ok? show you some _ explain everything to you, ok? show you some shoes? - explain everything to you, gk? show you some shoes?- show you some shoes? who is inside? my _ show you some shoes? who is inside? my mother. _ show you some shoes? who is inside? my mother. can - show you some shoes? who is i inside? my mother. can someone lift that apps _ inside? my mother. can someone lift that apps is — inside? my mother. can someone lift that apps is anyone _ inside? my mother. can someone lift that apps is anyone else - lift that apps is anyone else inside? _ lift that apps is anyone else inside? , ,, lift that apps is anyone else inside? , , ., lift that apps is anyone else inside? , i. g , lift that apps is anyone else inside? , , , inside? just your mum? just my mum. inside? just your mum? just my mum- bring _ inside? just your mum? just my mum. bring her— inside? just your mum? just my mum. bring her in _ inside? just your mum? just my mum. bring her in for _ inside? just your mum? just my mum. bring her in for a - inside? just your mum? just my mum. bring her in for a minute. mum. bring her in fora minute. intense— mum. bring her in fora minute. intense a— mum. bring her in fora minute. intense a surge of her promissory bark home occurred just days after her arrest. 0n just days after her arrest. on top of a neighbour's showed they found the blue suitcase which was used to put debbra's body in. they also found a fake well made byjemma mitchell

which left most of ms chong's assets to her.— assets to her. the person drivin: assets to her. the person driving a _ assets to her. the person driving a molo waited - assets to her. the person driving a molo waited in l assets to her. the person l driving a molo waited in the car all that time.— car all that time. when questioned _ car all that time. when questioned in - car all that time. when questioned in police i car all that time. when - questioned in police custody, jemma mitchell repeatedly refused to engage with officers. refused to engage with officers— refused to engage with officers. . , ., . ,, officers. literally tracking down, officers. literally tracking down. it _ officers. literally tracking down, it was _ officers. literally tracking down, it was rainy - officers. literally tracking down, it was rainy and i officers. literally tracking i down, it was rainy and windy. why is that, jemma? no comment. the car stand, didn't, jemma? it stunk of a dead person. ida it stunk of a dead person. no comment- — it stunk of a dead person. ila comment. stunk of debbra's decomposing body. i5 comment. stunk of debbra's decomposing body.- decomposing body. is that riiht, decomposing body. is that right, jemma? _ decomposing body. is that right, jemma? no - decomposing body. is that i right, jemma? no comment. almost a year and a half after debbra's body was found, jemma

mitchell and to the dock at the old bailey for her trial. the iury old bailey for her trial. the jury heard the former osteopath had a first—class degree in human sciences and was trained in human dissection. she declined to give any evidence in her defence. ads, declined to give any evidence in her defence.— declined to give any evidence in her defence. a woman from london has — in her defence. a woman from london has been _ in her defence. a woman from london has been found - in her defence. a woman from london has been found guilty| in her defence. a woman from i london has been found guilty of killing herfriend and under nobody more than 200 miles away in devon. �* , in devon. after 'ust eight hours in devon. after 'ust eight nounsofh in devon. afterjust eight hours of deliberations, i in devon. afterjust eight | hours of deliberations, the jury hours of deliberations, the jury found jemma mitchell guilty of murder. ads, jury found jemma mitchell guilty of murder. a woman has been found _ guilty of murder. a woman has been found guilty _ guilty of murder. a woman has been found guilty of— guilty of murder. a woman has been found guilty of the - guilty of murder. a woman has | been found guilty of the murder and decapitation of a friend she met in church. jemma mitchell killed me, and chong at her home in wembley last year before taking her headless body 200 miles away in a suitcase. body 200 miles away in a suitcase-— body 200 miles away in a suitcase. , ., ~ , ., , suitcase. deborah was 67 years old when she _ suitcase. deborah was 67 years old when she was _ suitcase. deborah was 67 years old when she was murdered i suitcase. deborah was 67 years old when she was murdered in | old when she was murdered in june _ old when she was murdered in june of— old when she was murdered in june of last year. today at the old bailey 30 a womanjemma

mitchell— old bailey 30 a womanjemma mitchell has been found guilty of that— mitchell has been found guilty of that matter. deborah was born — of that matter. deborah was born in— of that matter. deborah was born in malaysia, through her own— born in malaysia, through her own hard _ born in malaysia, through her own hard work and initiative niade — own hard work and initiative made a _ own hard work and initiative made a good life for herself, finally— made a good life for herself, finally settling in london where _ finally settling in london where she was a much valued and loved _ where she was a much valued and loved member of her community. mitchell— loved member of her community. mitchell has never accepted responsibility for deborah's there — responsibility for deborah's there are questions which may remain— there are questions which may remain unanswered. why she kept the body— remain unanswered. why she kept the body for over a fortnight, why— the body for over a fortnight, why shadow cabinet her, and why she deposited her remains in salcombe. but we know is it was an evil— salcombe. but we know is it was an evil act — salcombe. but we know is it was an evil act carried out by an evil— an evil act carried out by an evil woman, and the only motive clearly— evil woman, and the only motive clearly was — evil woman, and the only motive clearly was one of financial gain — clearly was one of financial iain. ., , clearly was one of financial iain, ., , f~ clearly was one of financial iain, f~ . gain. on friday 28 october, mitchell was _ gain. on friday 28 october, mitchell was back _ gain. on friday 28 october, mitchell was back in - gain. on friday 28 october, mitchell was back in court. | mitchell was back in court. this time, she was to be sentenced for murder. it was an historic moment at the old bailey stop she became the first murderer and first woman in england and where is to have

her sentence televised.- her sentence televised. jemma mitchell, i— her sentence televised. jemma mitchell, i have _ her sentence televised. jemma mitchell, i have to _ her sentence televised. jemma mitchell, i have to sentence i mitchell, i have to sentence you for the matter on 11 june of last year, of meek kuen, otherwise known as deborah chong, which you are convicted by the jury yesterday. i have heard victim impact statement read to the court by her family who are not unnaturally in a state of shock and devastation as to the circumstances in which she met her death. the court heard — which she met her death. the court heard a _ which she met her death. the court heard a statement from deborah's sister, amy. it said:

the enormity of your crime is profoundly shocking.- the enormity of your crime is profoundly shocking. even more so, iiven profoundly shocking. even more so. given your— profoundly shocking. even more so, given your apparent - so, given your apparent religious devotion, as well as the fact that deborah chong was a good friend to you and had shown you great kindness. the sentence of the court is one of life imprisonment. will you please take the defendant downstairs?

hello there. a ridge of high pressure on friday brought a cold and frosty start, but a beautiful day right across the country, hardly a cloud in the sky for many. and temperatures did recover to highs ofjust under 1a degrees in swanage in dorset. there's the clear skies. but it is all change as we move into the weekend, the satellite picture showing this area of low pressure, the isobars tightly squeezed around it, and it is going to throw yet more cloud, wind and rain in our direction. ahead of it we will see those temperatures falling away, but as the night progresses, cloud will continue to build and the rain arrives

so here not quite as cold. but it does mean sheltered, rural parts of eastern scotland once again could see a touch of frost and low single figures across eastern areas. that is where the best of the morning sunshine is likely to be on saturday. but the cloud, wind and rain will continue to push in from the west, and that is going to gradually spread its way steadily eastward. by the middle part of afternoon, it will be sitting across scotland, down through the spine of the country and it will weaken a little bit, but it's certainly going to be cloudy with outbreaks of rain around. blustery winds as that rain pushes through. the best of the brighter weather through northern ireland, northern england and the bulk of scotland. in terms of the feel of the weather, similar temperatures to the last couple of days, about where they should be for the time of year, 10—1a degrees. but it does mean if you have plans for bonfire night, if we draw a line really from, let's say south—east england through the wash, down to the isle of wight, anywhere south and east of that could be rather cloudy with outbreaks of light, patchy rain. and we could see that the rain pep up through the south—east into the early hours of sunday morning and lingerfor a time.

but whatever happens on sunday, low pressure not too far away, and it will throw in bands of rain or showers which may well merge together for longer spells of rain for a time on sunday. so be prepared for a little bit of everything for the second half of the weekend. there will be some drier, brighter interludes and those temperatures similar values, 11—1a celsius. now as we move out of sunday into monday and tuesday, it stays blustery with plenty of showers around. but the winds turning more southerly so it will be just a degree or so milder. that's it — whatever you're doing, have a lovely weekend. deborah chong's body in the

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