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Man appears in court charged with murder of missing woman in London

A MAN has appeared in court charged with the murder of a missing woman from south-east London.

Maureen Gitau, 24, was reported missing by her family on Saturday December 10 having last been seen five days earlier as she left her home in Deptford.

Mark Moodie, 54, of Nightingale Place in Woolwich, south-east London, spoke to confirm his personal details as he appeared in custody at Bromley magistrates’ court yesterday.

The charge alleges he murdered Ms Gitau in the London borough of Lewisham on December 5.

He was ordered to next appear in custody for a preliminary hearing at the Old Bailey on Thursday.

Police said Ms Gitau’s family have been informed and are being supported by specialist officers.

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