Woman who took in homeless guy used to be battered to loss of life by way of him with a mallet in her £1.3m house days later, court docket hears

A lady used to be battered to loss of life with a mallet simply days after taking in a homeless guy, a court docket heard lately.

Victoria Adams, 37, used to be discovered lifeless at her £1.3million flat in Hammersmith, west London, after police have been referred to as by way of involved neighbours a couple of guy making an attempt to damage into the valuables past due on a Sunday night.

The Old Bailey heard that the sufferer had suffered a brutal assault, maintaining a minimum of 10 separate accidents to the again and facet of her head after being time and again struck with a mallet.

She used to be discovered on February 9 this yr, face down in a bed room with a black bin bag over her head, which used to be coated by way of a pillow.

Prosecutor Peter Ratliff mentioned the sufferer had handiest met the alleged killer, Apapale Adoum, 39, 3 days previous.

She is claimed to have first encountered the defendant on February 6 when Adoum used to be dwelling in a homeless refuge.

The court docket heard that Ms Adams had invited him to stick with her, however later wrote a observe to invite him to go away.

Adoum, 39, of no mounted deal with, used to be arrested on the scene on suspicion of homicide following the invention of the frame.

The Old Bailey heard that the sufferer had suffered a brutal assault, maintaining a minimum of 10 separate accidents to the again and facet of her head after being time and again struck with a mallet (Pictured: forensic officials on the scene)

The assault happened on the sufferer’s house on Coulter Road, Hammersmith (pictured)

Further investigations resulted in the restoration of a mallet which allegedly had blood and the sufferer’s DNA on it, it used to be mentioned.

Last week Adoum used to be charged together with her homicide and seemed at court docket lately for the primary time.

Adoum seemed on the Old Bailey by way of video-link from Wandsworth jail for a initial listening to.

He spoke handiest to substantiate his identification. No plea used to be entered to the costs.

The defendant used to be remanded into custody by way of Judge Nigel Lickley KC forward of a plea listening to on August 26.

The homicide within the quiet terraced boulevard horrified locals.

After her frame used to be came upon, some citizens claimed they’d heard ‘piercing screams’ the nighttime within the days ahead of her frame used to be discovered.

Neighbour Ellie Scot, 22, who has lived within the space for 20 years referred to as the loss of life ‘stunning’, pronouncing the neighbourhood used to be ‘somewhat non violent’, including, ‘there is by no means any hassle round right here’.

A spokesperson for the Met Police mentioned: ‘On Sunday, 9 February at 22:13hrs, police have been referred to as to a residential belongings in Coulter Road, following experiences {that a} guy used to be making an attempt to pressure access into one of the most apartments. 

‘Officers arrived and having won access to the valuables discovered a girl, elderly 36, who had unfortunately died.’