Six accused of offences around Carole Waugh's death appear in court (From Surrey Comet)

Six accused of offences around Carole Waugh's death appear in court

4:21pm Thursday 10th January 2013 in News

A further six people have appeared in court charged with offence relating to the death of oil executive Carole Waugh.

Debbie Burke, 64 of Hainault Essex, and Elaine Perkins, 61, of Illford, Susan O' Shea, 61, Woodford Green, Julie Witham, 47, Enfield, Derek Eastham, 55, Pimlico, Elie Khoury, 39, Paddington, are accused of defrauding bank accounts and other financial institutions between April 15 and August 1.

Mr Eastham is also charged with possessing counterfeit money.

The defendants spoke only to confirm their names an addresses at Croydon Magistrates' Court this morning.

They were all bailed to appear at the Old Bailey on February 1. 

They are accused of conspiring with Rakesh Bhayani, 40, of Wembley, and Nicholas Kutner, 47, of no fixed abode, both charged with Ms Waugh's murder at an earlier hearing.

Mr Kutner is also charged with four counts of fraud which include posing as Ms Waugh's brother to try and sell and rent her property on Tressard Court, central London.

Both have been remanded in custody.

Ms Waugh, 50, was last seen alive in April. 

Several fraudulent transactions involving her bank account were made after her disappearance.

Her body was found in a lock up garage in New Malden, Surrey, in August, four months after she was stabbed to death.