Mihai and Dumitru entered not guilty pleas to a total of 19 charges and were both further remanded in custody
07:41, 29 Apr 2026Updated 11:00, 29 Apr 2026
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A man and a woman have appeared in court after being charged with the murder of a man in the Cotswolds, almost two years after his death.
Adina Mihai, aged 30, and Madalin Dumitru, aged 29, have been charged with the murder of 80-year-old Malcolm King at an address in Bagendon, near Cirencester, on August 21, 2024.
The charges come following a joint investigation by Gloucestershire Police and Thames Valley Police.
In relation to the same incident, the pair have also been charged with one alternative count of manslaughter, one count of administering poison so as to inflict grievous bodily harm (GBH), plus an alternative count of administering poison and one count of conspiracy to steal.
Following an appearance at Oxford Crown Court on Friday, April 24, Mihai and Dumitru both entered not guilty pleas to a total of 19 charges.
They were both further remanded in custody. The pair had previously been charged by Thames Valley Police in relation to the death of Gary Mouat, aged 37, at an address in Hazeldene Gardens, Banbury, on 13 July last year.
In relation to this incident, they have both been charged with one count of murder, plus an alternative count of manslaughter, one count of administering poison so as to inflict grievous bodily harm (GBH), an alternative count of administering poison and one count of conspiracy to steal.
Mihai and Dumitru have also been charged in relation to the poisoning and conspiracy to steal from three men on three separate occasions between 13 and 31 July last year.
In relation to these three victims, they face three counts of administering poison so as to inflict grievous bodily harm, plus three alternative counts of administering poison and three counts of conspiracy to steal.
The surviving victims cannot be named for legal reasons.
Mihai and Dumitru are due to appear at Oxford Crown Court in relation to all of the charges on Wednesday, June 3, 2026.