A MAN accused of murdering student Janet Müller who was burned alive in the boot of a car has appeared in court.
Christopher Jeffrey-Shaw, 26, from Lakeside, Beckenham, wore a grey tracksuit bottoms and a matching grey jumper, speaking only to confirm his name and date of birth.
He did not enter a plea and was remanded in custody to appear at Guildford Crown Court this afternoon for another hearing.
Miss Müller’s was found in the boot of a burning car shortly after 2pm on Friday in Rusper Road near Ifield Golf Club in Crawley.
Firefighters attending the scene made the discovery after a member of the public reported the car on fire.
A post-mortem said the 21-year-old, who was a University of Brighton student studying on the Eastbourne campus, was alive in the car when it was set alight. It said she died of smoke inhalation.
She was reported missing from mental health hospital Mill View, in Nevill Avenue, Hove, last Thursday.
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