The mother of Alice Gross was at court on Friday as an inquest into her daughter’s murder was opened and adjourned.
Rosalind Hodgkiss, 50, went to West London coroner’s court for the brief hearing.
The court heard that the 14-year-old’s submerged body was found in a river. Alice was identified through dental records, and the cause of her death has not been ascertained.
Alice went missing in Hanwell, west London, on 28 August. Just over a month later, her body was found hidden on the bed of the river Brent.
The coroner’s officer, John Chadwick, told the court: “On 30 September, as a result of a search of the river Brent, the body of Alice Gross was found by London fire brigade divers. The deceased was found submerged, wrapped in a bag, and had been weighted down. Alice was pronounced life extinct at 22.45pm.”
The prime suspect, Arnis Zalkalns from Latvia, was found dead on 4 October in Boston Manor park, near to where the schoolgirl was last seen.
The inquest was adjourned until 29 January.
