08/03/2007

Man in court over Laila Rezk murder

A man has appeared in court charged with the murder of 51-year-old mother-of-two Laila Rezk.

Lloyd Edwards, 18, from Roehampton, southwest London was remanded in custody Kingston Magistrates' Court on Thursday.

He is next due to appear at the Old Bailey on March 19.

Mrs Rezk, 51, was murdered shortly after returning to her home in Kingston Vale, south London last November.

Her son Tamer, 20, and her daughter Dina, 22, discovered her lying on the floor of her home suffering from severe head injuries. She died later in hospital.

(KMcA/SP)

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