The accused has also been charged with three counts of conspiracy to commit fraud by withdrawing nearly 280,000 pounds from the account of 50-year-old victim.
LONDON – An Indo-British man, arrested in connection with the sensational killing of an oil executive whose decomposed body was found in a car here, was today charged with murder.
Rakesh Bhayani, 40, described as an unemployed man based in Wembley, has been charged with the murder of Carole Waugh.
He has also been charged with three counts of conspiracy to commit fraud by withdrawing nearly 280,000 pounds from the account of 50-year-old Waugh.
Besides Bhayani, another man arrested, Nicholas Kutner, has also been charged with the murder. Both will appear in custody at the Croydon magistrates court tomorrow, Scotland Yard said today.
Kutner, 47, has also been charged with four counts of conspiracy to commit fraud with Bhayani, including falsely representing that he was Chris Waugh (the deceased’s brother) and entitled to sell her property, and unlawfully withdrawing funds from the account of the deceased.
Carole had been reported missing some weeks ago and later her body was found in a car in a garage in south-west London, and the police said she had been dead for some time. A post-mortem examination found that she died from a stab wound.
Carole, who some reports suggested was also an “escort”, was last seen in central London on May 4. Originally from Durham, Carole worked earlier in the Middle East and lived in the Marylebone area of London.
