The body of Celine Dookhran, 19, (pictured left and middle) was found inside a £1.5million home in south west London and a court heard the Indian Muslim was 'raped and murdered after she started seeing an Arab Muslim'. Ms Dookhran was allegedly kidnapped bound and gagged with the other woman, who cannot be named for legal reasons, and taken to an address in south west London (shown inset and right) where they were raped and Ms Dookran was killed on July 19.
A post mortem gave the cause of death as a wound to the neck. The surviving victim said a sock was forced into her mouth and the kidnappers used a Taser to subdue both her and Ms Dookhan before they were rolled in dustsheets and bundled into a vehicle, said Ms Roscoe. Ms Dookrhan was born in Wandsworth, London in 1996 and her Twitter account points to her being a keen make-up artist. In her last message, posted a week before her death, she wrote: 'Alhamdulilah for everything that's all I can say.'
Binita Roscoe, prosecuting, said two men in balaclavas stormed into a house near Wimbledon where Miss Dookhran was with her friend, who is in her twenties, last Wednesday morning.
Miss Dookhran was in the house with the woman, who is in her twenties, when they were both grabbed
She said the pair grabbed the teenager who was in the shower and the other woman who was in bed. A Taser was used to subdue them and they were tied up before being rolled bundled into a vehicle, she said.
The court heard they were driven five miles to a location in Kingston where they were raped.
Ms Roscoe, prosecuting, said: 'The deceased was involved in a relationship with an Arab Muslim and the family members didn't approve of this relationship because they are Indian Muslims.'
Two men in balaclavas entered the property on July 19, the prosecutor said. She told the court: 'Her face and mouth were covered in duct tape. Her hands were tied with cable ties and her feet were tied with rope.
'She believes a sock was placed in her mouth. She had heard the deceased who was in the shower screaming.'
The surviving victim said a sock was forced into her mouth and the kidnappers used a Taser to subdue both her and Ms Dookhan before they were rolled in dustsheets and bundled into a vehicle, said Ms Roscoe.
Miss Dookhran was the eldest of three children and born in Wandsworth in 1996.
Her passion was make-up and her nearly 3,500 tweets are packed with advice on using cosmetics - she also did the make-up for an A-Level film made at sixth form.
In her last message, posted a week before her death, she wrote: 'Alhamdulilah for everything that's all I can say' and she also liked a joke about finishing work on the eve of her murder.
She also posted messages when she passed her driving test in 2015 and would also tweet about her faith.
During Ramadan she wrote: 'Please tell me why I'm casually sitting in Costa during my lunch break whilst fasting.'
Bearded Arshid wore a grey prison-issue tracksuit, while his co-defendant wore a black suit and white shirt, with short black hair and a beard.
They were flanked by three dock officers. A young man and a woman sat in the packed public gallery during the hearing at Wimbledon Magistrates' Court.
A middle aged man and a woman, wearing a head scarf, sat in the well of the court, who Tappu nodded at.
District Judge James Henderson remanded Tappu, of Ealing, west London, and Arshid, who gave no fixed address, in custody.
Arshid will appear at the Old Bailey on Wednesday 28 July. Both men are due to appear at the same court on August 21.
Ms Dookrhan was born in Wandsworth, London in 1996 and her Twitter account points to her being a keen make-up artist.
A friend tweeted: 'It's never nice hearing news like this, RIP Celine, you were a beautiful soul and will be truly missed.'
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