A man and a woman have appeared in court charged with the December 2012 murder of Evaldas Svolkinas in Harold Hill.

Andrej Malinovskij, 42, and Julija Malinovskaja, 27, both of Pheasant Close, Victoria Dock, London, were charged last Saturday and appeared in Barkingside Magistrates’ Court on Monday.

They were denied bail at the Old Bailey on Wednesday. They will return for a plea and case management hearing on December 19.

Carpenter Mr Svolkinas, 34, of Dorking Rise, Harold Hill, was found dead by a stream.