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Man accused of beheading grandmother refuses to appear in court

A man accused of beheading a grandmother with a machete in her back garden in north London has refused to appear via video link at the Old Bailey.

25-year-old Nicholas Salvadore is accused of killing Palmira Silva in the garden of her home in Edmonton last Thursday.

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Man accused of beheading grandmother in her back garden refuses to appear in court

A man accused of beheading a grandmother with a machete in her back garden has refused to appear via video link at the Old Bailey. 25-year-old Nicholas Salvadore is accused of killing Palmira Silva in the garden of her home in Nightingale Road in Edmonton last Thursday.

Twitter user @Redbutdred posted this picture from the scene on Thursday Credit: @Redbutdred

Today Salvadore declined to appear at a first Crown Court hearing via video link from Belmarsh prison in south east London.

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