A man has denied murdering an 80-year-old woman whose body was found in a garage at an allotment .

Rahim Mohammadi , 40, of Goldsmith Row, east London, appeared at the Old Bailey after being charged with the death of Lea Adri-Soejoko.

The pensioner’s body was discovered in Colindale, north-west London, in a lock-up store at the allotment where she was secretary.

She had been strangled with a ligature.

During a hearing, the defendant spoke only to enter a not guilty plea to murdering her on February 27.

He will appear at the same court again for a trial in July.

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