An Italian national living in north London has been charged with preventing the lawful burial of a man whose body was found in a wheelie bin behind a Waitrose supermarket.
Gerardo Rossi, of Islington, was arrested on Thursday after fellow countryman Erik San-Filippo, 23, was discovered by police following a call out to the Tollington Road area last Saturday.
The 52-year-old appeared at Highbury Corner Magistrates Court on Friday, and was remanded in custody to appear again on 14 June.
The death is being treated as unexplained and a post-mortem examination proved inconclusive, the Metropolitan Police have said.
A spokesperson said: "A post-mortem examination has been carried out; this proved inconclusive and we await further tests."
His mother, Carmen De Caro, told the Evening Standard: “He was our prince. I am destroyed.”
Police are asking anyone with information to come forward by calling CID on 07827872423 or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.
