A Haggerston man has been charged with the murder of an 80-year-old woman in Colindale.

Rahim Mohammadi, 40, of Goldsmiths Row, is accused of killing Lea Adri-Soejoko whose body was found in a lock-up shed at an allotment in Sheaveshill Avenue, last Tuesday.

Mrs Adri-Soejoko was reported missing at 1.40am on Tuesday morning and her body was discovered 30 minutes later by police.

Mohammadi was arrested on Friday and charged today with murder.

He will appear at Wimbledon Magistrates’ Court tomorrow.

Detectives are continuing their investigations into Mrs Adri-Soejoko’s death.