The Metropolitan Police have arrested a teenager for allegedly murdering Geeta Aulakh last week. 18-year-old Sher Singh of Southall was produced in court on Monday.

Aulakh, a 28-year-old mother of two, was found battered in West London, with one of her hands chopped off. (Read: Indian-origin woman murdered, hand cut off)

Six people including her estranged husband Harpreet Aulakh had initially been arrested for questioning, but were later let off. (Read: NRI woman killed, bail for accused)