A man fatally attacked his neighbour with a shotgun over a “minor dispute”, a court has heard.
Rajat Jaswel, 31, is accused of killing Navneet Kaur, 26, inside her chalet-style home on Chertsey Road in Hounslow, west London. Her body was found on 4 November after neighbours alerted police.
On Wednesday, Jaswel, who lived in a chalet on the same site as Kaur, appeared at the Old Bailey charged with her murder and possession of a firearm with intent to endanger life.
Prosecutor Ben Holt told the court the incident was a “shooting of an unarmed woman with a shotgun over an apparently minor dispute”.
The court heard the defendant came to the UK from India in 2018 and was an overstayer at the time of the shooting.
On 3 November, the court heard the victim had spoken on the phone with her husband, who was away.
Between 18:30 and 19:00 GMT, neighbours allegedly heard two loud bangs they believed to be gunshots, Holt said.
They obtained a spare key and went into Kaur’s chalet, before alerting police the next day, the court heard.
During his court hearing, Jaswel spoke only to confirm his name and age. He has been remanded in custody.
A provisional two-week trial has been adjourned until September.
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