Couple in court on 'handbag snatch' murder

A man and a woman have appeared in court charged with the murder of Liz Sherlock.

Mrs Sherlock died after falling from a car while chasing alleged handbag thieves.

Jackie Moorehouse, 23, unemployed, from Linkwood Walk, Islington, north London, and Mark Christopher Woolley, 35, a plasterer, of no fixed address, were remanded in custody.

The pair were appearing at the Old Bailey and will be held until a plea and directions hearing on June 25.

Liz Sherlock, 42, of Chiswick, west London, died on Easter Monday after she fell into the road after trying to stop a car near Euston Station, central London.