A woman has appeared in court charged with the murder of another woman after a severed head was discovered in a bag along the canal.
Arizo Nour, 33, appeared in court via video link at the Old Bailey on Friday after being charged with the murder of the 57-year-old woman.
Body parts were also discovered in a suitcase last week along the same canal.
Prosecutor Louise Oakley told the court that dismembered “human body parts” were discovered in a canal off Bulls Bridge Lane, in Southall, earlier this week.
The court also heard how a severed head, thought to belong to the same victim, was later found in a bag in the same canal on Thursday.
Police attended a property in Feltham on Sunday, August 6 where “large quantities of blood” were found.
Ms Oakley said: “Police were called and, as a result of this, the defendant’s details were circulated as a person of interest. There were concerns raised about the deceased’s welfare as they had not been heard from for 24 hours.
“An initial search of that area revealed a suitcase in the canal, with human body parts found inside.”
By the early hours of Monday morning, the suspect had been held in custody, the court heard.
“A further suitcase was found which also contained human body parts. A further item was discovered last night and that was examined this morning. It’s believed to be part of the same body parts recovered earlier.”
A formal identification of the body is believed to have taken place over the weekend.
Ms Oakley said: “At the time there has not been formal identification of the deceased from the body parts that have been recovered.
“The position is that, with the recovery last night of a bag from the canal with a head inside, there will be tests over the weekend.”
Nour’s defence barrister has submitted no application for bail.
His Honour Judge Simon Mayo remanded her into custody to appear in court again in December.
The court was also told that a psychiatrist’s report was to be prepared for November.
