Sun, “XMAS ‘MURDER’ Finsbury Park murder”, 3 Jan 2018:

Man, 31, in court accused of stabbing barmaid Iuliana Tudos as she walked home on Christmas Eve.

Kasim Lewis appeared at Westminster Magistrates’ Court today charged with her murder.

A MAN has appeared in court accused of stabbing a barmaid to death on Christmas Eve as she walked home through a park.

Iuliana Tudos, 22, was discovered in Finsbury Park, North London, by friends three days after she went missing on December 24.

Kasim Lewis, 31, today appeared in the dock at Westminster Magistrates’ Court after being charged with her murder.

Lewis, of Friern Barnet, spoke only to confirm his name, date of birth, address and nationality during the brief hearing.

He was remanded in custody and will appear at the Old Bailey on Friday.

Iuliana’s body was found in a disused shed about 500 yards from her front door near the park gates.

Barmaid Iuliana Tudos, 22, was brutally murdered as she walked through Finsbury Park, North London, on Christmas Eve.

Kasim Lewis appeared at Westminster Magistrates’ Court charged with her murder.

Police believe the 22-year-old may have been attacked as she walked home from her shift at the pub where she worked in Camden. She was found in Finsbury Park just 500 yards from her home.

She had been stabbed in the stomach and suffered a head injury after taking the shortcut through the park on Christmas Eve.

Iuliana, who was known as Julie, had last been seen by friends at around 8pm on December 24 when she headed for a bus home from Camden.

She was due to meet them at a friend’s home in Enfield, north east London, later that evening before spending Christmas Day there, but never arrived.

A member of the public found Miss Tudos’s body three days after she was reported missing.

Miss Tudos worked at the landmark World’s End Pub in Camden, one of London’s best known venues for rock music fans.

Iuliana’s flatmate Rosie left a tribute to her at the scene of the tragedy saying: “My beautiful flatmate. Our lives won’t be the same without you.

“So young, so beautiful, taken from us too early.”

“I will miss our cups of tea and sharing our cheese and pickle sandwiches.”

“Your cackle laugh that would be funnier than the joke.”

“Your obsession with Sailor Jerry’s was almost as much as mine.”

“I will only hold onto the good memories. You will never be forgotten.”

“I will miss you everyday and I hope you are in a better place.”

“You were too great for this world.”