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Leah Sinclair

Agnes Akom: Man charged with 20-year-old woman’s murder

Agnes Akom

(Picture: Met)

A man has been charged with the murder of 20-year-old Agnes Akom.

Ms Akom, from Cricklewood, went missing on Sunday, May 9, after leaving home.

She was reported missing two days later and an investigation was launched.

The last sighting of Agnes AkomMet Police

Neculai Paizan, 63, was arrested on Monday, May 17 in connection with Ms Akom’s disappearance and was charged with her murder on Sunday, May 23.

He will appear at Willesden Magistrates’ Court on Monday, May 24.

Police say Ms Akom’s body has not yet been found and detectives are “still pursuing all possible lines of enquiry” and are “appealing for the public to come forward if they see or have seen anything suspicious that they feel may be relevant.”

Ms Akom, also known as Dora, is a Hungarian national who had been living in the UK for five years.

She is described as around 5ft 5in with blonde hair and was wearing a distinctive white fake fur coat, blue ripped jeans and light pink trainers when she went missing.

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