A man has denied murdering his colleague and alleged former lover in central London before disposing of her body.
Juan Francisco Toledo, 51, is accused of killing fellow cleaner Yajaira Castro Mendez, 46, at an office block on Grays Inn Road on 29 May and dumping her body in Hampshire.
Appearing at the Old Bailey, the defendant, a Venezuelan national of Crystal Palace, south London, pleaded not guilty to murder and to perverting the course of justice by concealing and disposing of her body on or before 7 June.
Mr Toledo’s trial is due to begin at the Old Bailey on 20 April next year.