Court hearing for man accused of student’s murder adjourned

A court hearing for the man accused of killing Eastbourne student Janet Muller was adjourned today (June 4).
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Christopher Jeffrey-Shaw, 26, of Lakeside, Beckenham, London, was set to enter a plea at Guildford Crown Court today, but the case was adjourned until July 3.

Jeffrey-Shaw was arrested by police after Janet’s body was found in the boot of a burning car in Ifield on Friday March 13.

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Miss Muller had been reported missing from the psychiatric ward of Mill View hospital, in Hove, at around 10pm on Thursday March 12.

Her fire-damaged body was discovered in the boot of a Volkswagen Jetta parked in Rusper Road, near Ifield Golf Club less than 24 hours later.

The 21-year-old, who was in the final year of an International Events Management degree at the University of Brighton’s Eastbourne campus, died of smoke inhalation.

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