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Suitcase murder: man remanded


02.10.09

An IT specialist was remanded in custody today after appearing in court charged with killing a woman whose body was found in a suitcase in Kent.

Clinton Bailey, 35, of Brockley, was charged with murder last night and was at Hendon magistrates' court today. He will appear at the Old Bailey on 8 January. Philippines-born care worker Leah Questin, 37, of Cricklewood, was reported missing on 16 September.

Her remains were found by a dogwalker in Cliffe, Kent, on 24 September.


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