Numan Mohammed to stand trial on murder charge of Kim Chau on Sturt Street
The man accused by police of stabbing “amazing” chef Kim Chau 80 times in a luxury Adelaide city home last year – owned by two top public servants – has pleaded not guilty to murder.
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A young man accused by police of brutally murdering chef Kim Chau last year, allegedly stabbing her 80 times, will face trial next year.
Numan Mohammed, 22, pleaded not guilty to the murder charge via video link to Adelaide Magistrates Court on Monday.
He remains in custody.
Magistrate Simon Smart set a date for a Supreme Court trial next year, following lengthy adjournments since December last year for further investigations.
Police allege Mohammed murdered Ms Chau, 39, in a luxury Sturt Street home in Adelaide’s CBD in September last year.
The house is owned by Labor power couple, SA Health deputy chief executive Donald Frater and his wife, Human Services Department chief executive Lois Boswell.
The couple are not connected to the murder and have cooperated with police.
The court was told in December by police that Mohammed stabbed Ms Chau 80 times and hid her body in an upstairs bedroom.
Police alleged Mohammed was at the scene prior to the murder, and was then seen going behind the house and leaving in Ms Chau’s car.
At the time, police said they were collecting more than 1000 hours of CCTV footage from properties near the crime scene to piece together Mohammed’s alleged movements before and after the incident.
Ms Chau, who had lived in the house for 12 months before her death, has been described by friends as an “amazing” chef.
She previously ran a successful restaurant in Clare and had been studying interior design.
Mohammed will stand trial in February next year.