Woman who decapitated friend sentenced for murder on camera in UK court - BBC News
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- Опубліковано 27 жов 2022
- A woman who killed her friend and dumped her decapitated body in Devon, England, has been sentenced to life in prison live on camera.
She is the first murderer in England and Wales to have their sentencing broadcast.
Jemma Mitchell, 38, killed Mee Kuen Chong, 67, at the older woman's home in north-west London last year.
The judge sentenced Mitchell to life in prison with a minimum term 34 years.
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like my grandma used to say, "any friend who decapitates another friend is no true friend", wise women her, RIP.
lol
That’s funny. My grandma used to tell me the same thing. I guess it was more common back then.
Wise woman,,,few tories need the same treatment,,
Omg. Spit my coffee out reading this!!😂😅
😂 I appreciate you sharing your grandma's pearls of wisom, a wise woman indeed.
I think killing someone and decapitating them cancels out the mitigation of previous good character
They never think that there could of been other times, this is the only time they got caught!!
Omg...I don't know to laugh or cry
@@kevinparker461
I don’t know the full story of this sad case but she’s obviously done what she’s done to get her hands on the money.
It blows my mind when you see people on TV who win millions then go public.
But many of my relatives are wealthy business people some dress very casual but drive Range Rovers Etc, hearing these kind of stories makes you feel like you shouldn’t show any wealth off, especially in times like this and definitely keep a eye open of people who you associate with.
How dare you!
- Greta Thunberg
Really? Such intellect.
Smirking in her arrest photo, what a vile woman.
Yeah that mugshot was pretty chilling.
Clearly not all there
That will be the true christian!
Don't know if you have ever been arrested and 'processed', but I suspect that it is a pretty bewildering experience. Suddenly you are in front of a camera...
@@fritzhenning1 how is it bewildering when she knew what she did? What’s bewildering is that she didn’t think she’d be caught.
She showed absolutely no remorse! That is totally appalling.
Well if someone says they will give u 200k and then when everything is set up, they say no,. Wouldn't u be mad
@@shazanali692 No, she had every right to do what she wanted with her money. Clearly this so-called 'friend' merely used her as a means to an end. If she really had a house worth £4 million surely she could have taken out a loan(?), plus people are disappointed every day by someone, it's not normal to behead someone because you don't get your way...
@@shazanali692 ur insane
@@shazanali692 Ah yes, decapitating people who refuse to lend you money is perfectly reasonable response. That's why there is a shortage of bankers.
And that alone must anger the family how dear she
She was never her friend. She plotted from the start. Never a good idea to let people know ones true financial situation.
Absolutely
Of course but we can’t blame the victim here. She trusted her friend and opened up about her finances. We can’t blame the victim for trusting her friend. Her finances didn’t cause someone to murder. Pure evil did. Blame the murderer and not Deborah for opening up about her personal situation.
That is not a friend, that is betrayal
No it’s murder !!!
A horrific part of it, betrayal usually only comes from our friends
@@popcornfilms1 exactly! You can't betray an enemy
Betrayal doesn’t even explain what she did. I would use the word debauchery.
@@popcornfilms1 I've been betrayed and I still have my head.
That wasn't a friend, she straight decapitated someone, that's not even an enemy, that's a violent fiend
It's like a hidden terro rist. What the actual F
That’s a damn psychopath
That is not a friend.
34 years? For decapitating Ms. Chong …” Without the possibility of parole “ is the right sentence
Whole life orders are very rare in the UK
Whole live bet you they will give them half of the sentence and release them for good behaviour.
Death is the right sentence
@@jackoh991 maybe 10 years ago but it averages around 25 to 30 now.
@@declangaming24 Bet you are wrong. The judge specifically said a minimum of 34 years. Keep up at the back there!
Who needs enemies when you have friends like this? RIP 🙏 💔
34 years is nowhere near enough
They should bring bck the death sentence.
It’s the minimum, but it’s not a given she’ll be released after the 34 years
That's why I don't have friends anymore
You don't have friends because you read about a cavewoman and her neanderthal antics, how about just don't befriend cave people
I'm sorry but what are the chances ur friends are going to decapitate you?
Rest in peace for the poor victim. Justice served!
for whom?
There are cases in which this is the best justice available but if there is no shadow of doubt about her being the murderer it seems to me that the death sentence should be given.
Perhaps, in this case, it doesn't matter if this woman is really kept from harming others, but there are other cases in which crime bosses are given life and still run crime empires ruining and even ending the lives of others.
They even have the witnesses murdered before an appeal and get freed again.
34yrs... justice ??? no
@@oprophetisfake9482 We don't have the death penalty in the UK
@@nexus4289 Death penalty would be too easy for an act like this. I would lock them in a tiny room with no windows, no bed, only a slot in the door to slid in a tray of grey mush for food and water. They never see anything from outside that room. They can starve if they want 🤷🏻♂️ They will eventually go mad from boredom.
The worst thing is to deny responsibility
I'd say the worst thing is cutting of the head but each to their own
The decapatation was also bad.
@@christycreighton2403 I say equally as disturbing for different reasons
The worst part was the hipocrisy
@@sinceresong9907 that photo is from when she was first taken into custody, to commit an act like decapitating some you have to be extremely Disturbed and deluded, delusions are often signs of a much larger untreated mental health issues. To put it in one , she's sick.
I hear the words, “Devout Christian” and I roll my eyes.
Me too. So much evil in Christianity
@@annamarielewis7078 are you trying to justify the killing of the old lady, who was also a devout christian?
That killer was NOT a true Christian. Please differentiate between church-goers, religious people, wolves in sheep's clothing and True followers of Jesus Christ who was, who is, and is to come. True CHRISTians are few.
@@allthingsnewlife Sorry, what I meant was when people use their faith as an excuse. I meant no offence to anyone.
@@allthingsnewlife I'm not Christian (I'm a Jew) but I absolutely agree with your comment. I'd be dead right now if it weren't for an amazing truly Christian family that took me in during an hour of need during my teenage years. Never seen such generosity and kind-spirited actions on such a scale since.
Finally a judge who's got the stones to dish up some hard justice.....
Imagine taking someone's precious life for bits of paper and material things. Totally evil. Throw away the key.
The insanity of the humanity never cease to amaze me.
Usually white people.
The insanity of humanity, you mean. She herself showed no ‘humanity’ here.
Really? Really....where you been?
She's not insane just an arrogant evil cockroach
Befriending people can have you dead. RIP .
I know at least 3 old Asian ladies like this must be 65 plus from the orient, they all want me in the bedroom
That's why I have no friends. Stay safe.
@@SA-ff9uc I can count mine on one hand and that includes my Dad. You have be careful sometimes with old friends, let alone new ones you really know nothing about but what they tell you. Trust instincts at all times.
Jesus trusted NO MAN biblical wisdom is Truth.
Just listen to this person. The rare and sincere ones are talking now.
Poor woman didn't deserve that, may she rest peacefully. The love of money is the root of all evil. Murderer is a wolf in sheeps clothing!!!
RIP that poor woman having a demon as your friend
I agree with you totally the lake of fire awaits that demon👿 R.I.P. Debra🙏
Nothing behind those eyes.
A persons character before they beheaded someone in cold blood is pretty much irrelevant isn't it?
I'm only 32. Imagine prison for my whole life + another 2 years! She'll emerge at 72 if she makes it that long, to an unrecognisable world. The internet wasn't even a thing 38 years ago
The internet definitely did exist 38 years ago. It was created in the 60s. I think you mean the World Wide Web.
It’s unlikely she’ll make it that long. It’s essentially a whole life tariff, thank goodness.
@@repairtech9717 I was waiting to see who’d be the “well, actually” guy.
@@herbwitch5681
72 isn't old
@@bobbypukes605 it is after decades of bad food, inadequate health care, and a largely sedentary existence with not much intellectual stimulation.
Deborah Chan was good friend to her ?! What does she do to her enemies then ?!!?
Cuts off other parts... She deserves the same friendly treatment.
She wasn't her best friend.
This is probably a lie, that old woman was a rich old hag
@@wajhussain786able what's that supposed to mean so it's okay because she wasn't her best friend...oh please
@@juliebryant3968 He was trying to be funny. I chuckled, but did not come near a guffaw.
Disgusting in 34 years she’l be able to murder someone else! Never tell any1 about your finances not even your close friend such evilness
34 years is a very long time by UK standards
Hell, a friend like this , who needs any enemy's!! I wouldn't want this DAM kind of friend. Prayers 🙏 for the family and ❤️ love and so sorry for your loss!! RIP!! Give this woman life in PRISON!!
@David Greg Are you a bot? All previous comments the same. Bot or a cat fish lol
Don’t know Y this wasn’t a shock to me. We living in really bad times
It appears to be the Christian thing to do. I'm seeing a lot of this behavior in religion. Ubuntu Ma'at Ase'🙏🏿
@David Greg Your gods a myth
@@melokulekumalo2225 Guess they didn't get the god's not real memo.
What this woman did was to her victim is horrific. RIP to the victim. My prayers go out to the victims family. Such a horrific act of violence. Here for where I live in the United States, crimes like that get the death penalty.
Except usually it doesn't, only one death sentence is handed down for every 187 murder convictions in the US on average. The death penelty isn't imposed anywhere near as often as what it needs to be in order to serve justice. Still better than the UK though where we never execute scum like this because apparently that's the "civilised" thing to do.
Life sentences should be 100 years. Or just bring back capital punishment.
The strange unbelievable lenient sentencing increases pain for the deceased's loved ones.
34 years, that’s basically her whole life then - imagine the joy she will be for fellow inmates in prison
Dreadful crime. What a terrifying ordeal that poor innocent elderly lady must have suffered in her final moments. May she rest in peace. Life sentence was a no-brainer, but I still don’t understand why it was deemed appropriate to allow the killer any chance of parole at all, even after 34 years. If this was not a case that warranted a “whole life order” (ie with no possibility of parole) then I’d like to know what is?
A whole life sentence is only issued for wholly exceptional cases - sadly, this case is all too common.
@@sionnach3104 I think it should be extended to include cases like this. In 34 years time this woman will be 72, so will probably be able to satisfy the parole board that she no longer poses a threat to the public. That shouldn’t be allowed to happen, there is too much emphasis on that aspect, and not enough on justice for the victims & their families.
@@justinneill5003 the justice system doesn’t exist just to satisfy the desires of victims, though those are taken into account. The justice system exists to deal out justice, rehabilitation is a part of that.
@@Emperorhirohito19272 if rehabilitation means teaching someone that murder is wrong, then i say the criminal can never be rehabilitated. She should have a life sentence without parole
@@andyb2028 hey guys! Andy says rehabilitation isn’t possible. I say in light of this new revalation we go back to cutting thieves hands off
She literally did live up to the quote...
"Keep your friends close & your enemies closer"...
"friend"
I don't think they're friends any more.
How can anyone be a friend with somebody like her? God bless ALL nice people in this world….RIP Ms chong😢
Imagine the absolute horror that took place on that event.
Pretty loose use of the word 'friend' ...
I don't know what the devil looks like but jemma can give us a clue. Friends are hard to find so be careful. Better to be alone than friends with devils.
All money-loving friends are suspicious because they bring the distant devil closer to your life.
What a pure evil wicked act... rest in peace to that poor lady 🙏🏽 and I hope her family at some me point can find some peace ...
34 years in prison isn't enough for this crime.
She should never get out
She should spend the rest of her life in solitary confinement with no right to leave cell
Minimum 34 years
A murder especially as severe as this one should be punished with death
It is such a big inspiration for more heinous crimes.
Good character but extremely devious just means she was never caught and charged for her devious proclivities. Decapitation and stuffing a body into a suitcase has way more dedication and determination to it than killing someone a fit of anger or jealous rage. She should have gotten a natural life sentence, because people like her can't be trusted even after 34 years of good time. May her 'Friend' Mee Kuen Chong RIP🙏
I think you're jumping to unfounded conclusions. To arrive at those conclusions, she would need to be carefully evaluated by a forensic psychiatrist. You're suggesting a psychopathology.
I certainly can't determine from press reports whether or not she experienced a fit of rage or if she's a murderous psychopath - much less a serial killer as you are implying.
It should be standard practice to psychologically evaluate criminals of this sort. I've never understood why it isn't.
Of previous good character or pf good character is a legal term, it just means she had a clean criminal prior to the crime.
No discount, lock her up forever
Desperate times, Desperate measures, in this day and age be very careful who you trust, never let your guard down. Evil is everywhere and in different forms.
True . You cannot even trust your family members . Some people will take every penny you have and leave you without a pot to piss in without any remorse at all.
I can't see it . But it is somewhere harming us.
So glad I can trust myself. The world is flipping nuts
Should bring back the death sentence for crimes involving murder where there is no doubt.
34 years minimum? Thank god, 25 years wasn't long enough. My condolences to the loved ones of the victim
The alarm was raised at check-in when she said, "I really don't mind if you lose my luggage".
Where's the reset button for earth
You cant call someone a friend when theyve just decapitated said friend🙄
How the fuck does someone get a discount for beheading someone? Literally one of the most brutal ways to kill someone
Seriously, it's an insane notion.
She beheaded her after she killed her - she killed her in a different way....
It takes some strength & force physically & mentally to do that to someone. It's mad what people will do for financial gain. What's wrong with some of the people in this world??..
What that poor woman Ms chong,the brutality,the torture she went through,i cannot imagine..
R.I.P Angel fly high & shine bright 💜🙏🏻💜🙏🏻..
If she did this to a friend I can't imagine what she would do to an enemy!
Evidently she prefers enemies.
Toxic friends are deadly
34 years for decapitation? She got off light in my opinion
17 she will do. It's always halved.
@@Do.not.judge. nah, minimum 34 not a 34 Yr sentence , very different meanings
Do you think it's because she is a woman?
@@Do.not.judge. you don't serve half on life sentences.
Honestly if that was a black man doing that, what's he looking at really?
With friends like her who needs enemies it's a wicked world sometimes 😔
This sounds like a hate crime. She should be given the death penalty.
So sorry and shocked to hear about this!
This why I don't keep friends or people around me.
You are paranoid they will chop your head off?
I agree, but not because I think I’d be decapitated , more because I find people annoying and fake 👍🏻
Yeah it's not you it's everyone else.
@@joevines3428 See , I told you 👍🏻
Awh lonely incel 😂
May the innocent rest in peace
Poor woman. Condolences to family and friends
The way they have cameras in the court so everyone in the world can watch now 🤦🏻♀️🥺
I wonder how long it will take the comment section to somehow blame this on immigration
There will always be people walking the streets who are cold and calculating in their abilities to commit horrendous acts. Some are simply emotionally detached from other people's feelings or welfare. Such people make good killers or successful business types...ruthless and hard when chasing a goal... psychopathic personalities..many past war heroes come under this banner
The Bible teach you not everybody that attend church is a true believer, and you must watch and pray,Condolences to the family
Church is a building. god's a myth. Prayer does nothing. Religion is a cancer. Theists are broken and lost. A cult of people who have no issue with torture or killing for their fictional god. If they could get away with it.
@J LH They all are. They're damaged and broken.
@@jameswatsonatheistgamer ask God for hell experiences to prove he's not real
@@chbry1050 Your gods a myth. So is hell. Now grow up. I'm a better human, than you ever will be.
I really have to question the choice of the word "friend" here.
Her previous good character allows her a " modest discount". ??? I'm sure the family of the murdered woman will be impressed by this .
He previous good character was because she hasn't been caught till now!
I think the judge said the aggravating factors completely negated the "mitigating one" in this case....
A friend !a devout Christian? don't make me laugh these type of people do not represent God .
Put the gate on
No more Christian Jehovah witness Muslim Buddha bar
God has been used for murder and atrocities since the very beginning of its inception
Have you not seen the acts of violence your god commited according to the bible?
Worst friend ever
It shouldn’t be: ‘sentenced live’, it should be a ‘death sentence’
Who needs friends like her?
Someone with 2 heads?
Vile, devilish, revolting woman👹
I think it's good we have TV in the court room, justice must be seen to be done
Wanted money...instead she lost her soul, got 0 money and will now spend her life in a tiny cell!
It's a warning to all of us, to be introspective and think critically
Religiosity does not equal good! I wish people would get this!
When will you report on cultural misandry, femceIs and toxic FDS forums?
That poor family that lost a loved one...
The victim was 67, she had no chance. Chong suffered with schizophrenia, they met through church and Mitchell was acting as her "spiritual healer".
Chong had offered to invest 200 000£ to Mitchell's 4m£ dilapidated London property, but later changed her mind. Mitchell planned it, after the murder she made a will where she was the beneficiary of Chong's 700 000£ estate. All of Chong's financial papers were found at Mitchell's home. She then tried to hide the fact that Chong was gone by telling people she had gone to spend time with her family.
"Mitchell declined to give evidence at her trial but her defence claimed the prosecution had failed to prove her involvement or that Ms Chong was even murdered." -BBC Her head was bashed in and then she was decapitated, what more evidence do they want of murder!?!
At 38 with a recce of 34, that would make her 72 *IF* she managed to get out. Even then it’s doubtful. Peter Sutcliffe, who murdered at least 13 women (and some believe that there is strong evidence that there may have been even more) got a recce of only 30 (which seems odd when he killed so many) but he died, still in custody after 40 years.
It doesn’t take a genius to see that her future isn’t very bright. It’s odd, she’s claiming to be a devout Christian, yet she has committed such a heinous act that even the most supposedly heathern person wouldn’t. She deserves everything that she got.
As a student studying Law, watching court and sentencing videos is low-key a highlight of my day. Sounds sad but god it’s so interesting and intriguing to me. I’m glad the U.K. is finally starting to show more in court stuff.
There was a Scottish case televised years ago where a teenage boy got life in prison for murdering a six year old girl. I have no idea how the judge could deliver the sentence calmly and not want to smash the murderer’s skull in.
Thanks for giving us a “heads up” BBC
Nice to see Denis Nordern’s still with us.
Can't wait to see the hilarious bloopers
Behave. 😂
You beat me to it. 😃
@@Aden288 You behave & have yourself a "Murray mint"
@@ultra6737 "Murray Mint"! Oh, the memories... 😂
With friends like her I wouldn't want to imagine what her enemies would be like...
Don't trust people. Not with your kid's, elderly or with your own lives. There is too much evil going around and it comes in all shapes and forms. Devout Christian means nothing. It's a perfect umbrella for an evil person to hide under.
It’s amazing to me that people equate religion with good morals and character. Religion is frequently used as an excuse to do evil, then they can just ask for forgiveness from their imaginary friends….
Exactly, & a lot of this deception is taught in the bible & even more so in the koran. But some people use religion to virtue signal, its never fooled me!. The UK Police force are the same. Most coppers join because they know Plod will support them whatever crime they commit. A FOI request found plod spend more each year investigating bent coppers than it spends policing the public!
@@repairtech9717 yup, those with the highest morals are often atheists, certainly when it comes to Christianity a lot who purport to be Christians can be vile and bigoted, sadly.
You took the good words right out my mouth.
Mi G and RepairTech I agree with you both totally
How do you go from being of good character to chopping someone's head off? That's a leap. Weird case.
'Good character' merely means the person hasn't comes to the authority's attention before. It doesn't mean they haven't been doing terrible things.
@@DepakoteMeister Good point!!
Take Jimmy saville he was of good character but then he died and all the truth came out, they said never again but sadly now they are waiting on cliff Richard to die so the truth can come out about him. Lol
A hidden terro rist. That is.
@@shazanali692 LOL? Well there's nothing in your silly comment to laugh about. I'm sure there are plenty of names you could have chosen but CR was scrutinised throughly by police, I doubt there's anything could come out about him other than more lies. Poor man.
I hate it when the term life is used alongside a minimum term.
life should mean life.
Save the taxes
A life sentence could mean only 15 years but you must prove yourself to be released then when your release your on license for life so any crimes even small ones your straight back to prison as it’s a life license
@@craigsemple5287 I understand all that but the life term should mean you never see the light of day again the same way the victims of these crimes have.
@@anthonysimms8359 you’re angry about semantics, I recommend you stop and use brain power for things that matter. We have “true” life sentences, they’re called a whole life order, one wasn’t given here.
@@Emperorhirohito19272 certainly not angry. The term doesn't reflect the punishment.
The same way if I called you Dave but your name is Joseph.
The UK, should bring corporal punishment back! Enough said!
capital punishment, corporal is whipping, capital is death sentence
Religious devotion is not a trait for consideration in a modern world
You will have to explain that one
It totally should be considered, as evidence of a weak mind.
@@firewizzard86 its faked by so many , hiding their evil ways behind a bible and a cross
obviously..we know where we come from what we and everything is made of and our place in the universe why on earth would we need to blindly explain it with 'a magic man in the sky did it all' in the 21st century when we have real measurable data based evidence of our history and existence ? we don't have the excuse of ignorance now ..Religion has been the biggest cause of the most pointless savagery for thousands of years now...we don't butcher each other over truth.
@@brain8484 Religious devotion is also a modern phenomenon, whether it be found in pseudoscience, religion or politics.
Who on earth could kill anybody, let alone a friend?
‘Friend’?? Wtf
The discount on sentences is an absolute failure of the justice system created by politicians.
You should be more outraged by how the serial killers that chopped up the NHS haven't seen a day in prison.
@@richardsmith9615 same politicians you tw@
@@phucknuts.7065 So do something about it instead of insulting people on youtube you tw@
Should you be telling people how they should feel? 🤔 'should' 😂😂
@@richardsmith9615 smart man
We are going to see a lot more of this as the country goes up in flames
If you really want to be prepared see JD Farage. God told the end from the beginning.
Don't follow these prosperity preachers, name it claim it as poor Ms Chung experienced the love of money is the root of all evil. RIP.
It's quite rude to decapitate a friend
I can only imagine the trauma, that the people closest to the victim have to live with for the rest of their lives.
Does anyone know why cameras were granted access, specifically to this case? What's the reason?
A change in the law a couple of months ago camera's are allowed in but only for the verdict
It may also possibly be to generate hatred towards Christians, by discrediting the term given the one world agenda...
That killer was not a true follower of Christ, examine His teachings of peace, liberty, truth and Love.
@@allthingsnewlife 😂😂😂 now that's a conspiracy theory I've not heard before
@@allthingsnewlife Oh grow up, for goodness' sake! The change in law around TV cameras in courts has already produced the televising of sentencing in a case in Scotland, where a young man had murdered a girl. There was no suggestion in that case that anyone involved followed any religion whatsoever. Calm down with your conspiracy theories; this is the UK!
So the convicted person is not allowed to be shown only the judge?
It was probably against her human rights, what human?. I hope she rots in prison, and for ever.
@@bentucker2301 wheres the point in showing either
She's now the second woman to be sentenced on tv, whether it showed her or the judge
BBC keeping track of that has given her that fame
Are you after kicks from a bit of voyeurism? Get your knitting ready for the next one or tune into US tv.
@@fritzhenning1 And yet, you could’ve gotten the verdict through other mediums, but chose to click this, stay and watch it, and then comment on it multiple times.
I thought a murderer has already been sentenced to life imprisonment on TV before.
Unthinkable how someone could do this....
I couldn't even kill a fly without feeling bad
This is one of the reasons why we need vigilantes in prisons and on our streets, anywhere where evil lurks, these monsters should suffer the pain they're innocent victims had...
Even this evil monster's mother shows no remorse for what her daughter did to this vulnerable woman...
When Chong, also known as Deborah, backed out of giving her £200,000 to pay for repairs to her rundown £4m home, Mitchell killed her and forged a will to inherit the bulk of Chong’s estate, which was worth more than £700,000.
Just absolutely SICK
Murder should be life in prison period. Also stacking charges like the USA system should be adopted with immediate effect.
34 years ………British justice is disgusting…..give the cow the chair ….😡
Or bring back public executions and boiling people alive. No thanks
The woke sisterhood would intervene
Great to see cameras inside UK courts now, much more transparent
Only for the public. Any government official or mps etc it's forbidden due to new laws. Hence no one knows that half of tories have been convicted of sexual abuse. Welcome to tory England.