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| London suspected-beheading accused appears in court | |
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| A man accused over the suspected beheading of a grandmother in north London has been remanded in custody. | |
| Nicholas Salvador, of Gilda Avenue, Enfield, is accused of killing Palmira Silva, 82, who was found in a garden in Edmonton, on Thursday. | |
| He is also charged with assaulting a police officer. | |
| Mr Salvador, 25, was remanded in custody during a hearing at Highbury Corner Magistrates' Court and is due to appear at the Old Bailey on Tuesday. | |
| Suspect Tasered | |
| The defendant was taken to the dock in the magistrates' court by four police officers, the BBC's Sophie Long said. | |
| She said one officer had to confirm Mr Salvador's name to the court as he would not answer. | |
| Police found Ms Silva's body behind a property, in Nightingale Road, after being called to the area following reports an animal had been attacked. | |
| Officers evacuated nearby homes before the suspect was Tasered. | |
| Neighbours described Ms Silva as a "lovely lady" and said she was an Italian widow who ran a cafe in Church Street, near Edmonton Green station. |