Man ‘lived with the corpse of a woman he had killed for more than a month’
An alleged killer lived alongside the corpse of a woman he throttled for more than a month, a court heard today.
Kristian Smith, 41, allegedly murdered 52-year-old Antoinette Donnegan at a flat in Wandsworth, southwest London.Prosecutors claim she was killed on either 1 or 2 February this year but her body was not was discovered until March 7. A post-mortem found she had seven broken ribs, a deep gash to her head, and had been strangled by clothing.Speaking only to confirm his age, name and nationality, he is also charged with fraud and preventing a lawful burial.
Judge Wendy Joseph, QC, said: 'Whoever did attack her took certain steps to prevent the smell of the decomposing body leaving the room in which she was found.' Smith, of no fixed address, will return for a plea and trial preparation hearing on 4 June ahead of a two-week trial on 9 September.
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