It could still be a "normal" murder.

A couple have appeared in court accused of murdering a Chinese student whose headless body was found floating in the River Thames.

The body of Xing Xing Xie, 23, was found in a laundry bag in the Thames at Rotherhithe, south London, in April.

Noor Azura Mohd-Yusoff, 22, of Ealing, west London, and Trach Lon Gian, 26, Deptford, south London, pleaded not guilty to murder.

The pair will face trial at the Old Bailey on 7 July.

The head of Miss Xie, who had been in the UK for five years, was recovered later in the river. Her hands are still missing.
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