Carole Waugh impersonator sentenced

A woman who impersonated murdered former oil executive Carole Waugh, originally from Durham, to hire a car has been given a community order.

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Man in court on murdered businesswoman fraud charges

A man will appear in court in London later charged with fraud, in connection with the murdered businesswoman Carole Waugh from County Durham.

Nicholas David Kutner, 47, of no fixed abode, is accused of pretending to be Chris Waugh, her brother, who lives in Penrith, in an attempt to sell her London home.

He also faces two charges relating to renting her property at Tressard Court and a fourth of unlawfully withdrawing funds from her account.

Ms Waugh's body was found on Thursday night in a car at a lock-up garage in the London suburb of New Malden. She'd not been seen by her family since April.

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Police release picture of car in which body was found

Body discovered in car
Detectives searching for missing Carole Waugh find a body in a car in a garage Credit: Metropolitan Police/PA Wire

Detectives who discovered a body while searching for missing oil executive Carole Waugh found the remains in a blue VW Golf in a lock-up garage in London.

Miss Waugh, 50, has not been seen by her family since mid-April.

Detectives searching for Carole Waugh from Durham find body in a garage

Body found in a garage
Body found in lock-up in a row of garages behind a quiet street Credit: Dominic Lipinski/PA Wire

Detectives searching for missing oil executive Carole Waugh, who is originally from Durham, have found the body of a woman in a lock-up in a row of garages behind a quiet South London street.

The driveway leading to the garages was cordoned off this morning as police stood guard.

Detectives searching for Durham Woman find body

Missing oil executive Carole Waugh Credit: PA

Detectives searching for oil executive Carole Waugh said she met men through a variety of internet sites including dating websites and were investigating the possibility that she might have been an escort.

Last night they found the body of a woman in a garage in south west London.

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Detectives searching for missing oil executive find body

by Richard Wilson
Missing oil executive Carole Waugh Credit: ITV Tyne Tees

Detectives searching for missing oil executive Carole Waugh have found the body of a woman in a lock-up garage in London.

Miss Waugh, 50, originally from Durham, has not been seen by her family since April.

The body has yet to be identified.

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