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Lovers killed and dismembered Croydon murder victim, court told

Gemma Watts and Steven Sansom have been charged with murdering Sarah Mayhew before cutting up her body and leaving the remains in a south London park
David Woode
, Crime Correspondent
The Times
Sarah Mayhew was last seen in Sutton, south London, on the evening of March 8
Sarah Mayhew was last seen in Sutton, south London, on the evening of March 8
David Woode
, Crime Correspondent
The Times

Two lovers murdered a woman before her body was cut into pieces using “power tools” and dumped in a south London park, a court was told.

Human remains found in Rowdown Fields in New Addington on April 2 were identified as those of Sarah Mayhew, 38, from Croydon. Prosecutors believe she was murdered on March 8.

Gemma Watts, 48, of New Addington, and Steven Sansom, 44, of Sutton in Surrey, have been charged with Mayhew’s murder and preventing a lawful and decent burial. Sansom faces three charges of making indecent images of a child. The suspects appeared in separate hearings at the Old Bailey on Thursday.

The cause of Mayhew’s death remains unknown
The cause of Mayhew’s death remains unknown
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Prosecutors said Mayhew was last seen in Sutton on the evening of March 8. She is said to have