Murder suspect in court after human remains found

A woman has appeared in court after being charged with murdering a woman who went missing 15 years ago.

Police looking for Izabela Zablocka found human remains in a garden in Normanton, Derby, last week.

During a hearing at Southern Derbyshire Magistrates' Court on Friday, Anna Podedworna, of Boyer Street, Derby, spoke via an interpreter to confirm her name, date of birth and address.

The 39-year-old has been charged with murder, preventing a lawful burial and perverting the course of justice, and will appear at Derby Crown Court on Monday.

Ms Zablocka moved to the UK from Poland in 2009 when she was 30, and had been living in Derby when her family lost contact with her the following year.

Two other women, aged 39 and 43, and two men aged 41 and 48 arrested on suspicion of murder remain on police bail.

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