A man accused of kidnapping, raping and murdering a teenage make-up artist in a suspected “honour killing” denied all the charges today.

Mujahid Arshid, 33, is accused of snatched 19-year-old Celine Dookhran from the shower, tying her up with duct tape and rope, and bundling her into a car.

Miss Dookhran was allegedly falsely imprisoned and raped before being murdered by Arshid, it is said.

He is also accused of kidnapping, raping and trying to kill another woman, but she managed to escape and sound the alarm, leading to the discovery of Miss Dookhran's body in a freezer in a £1.5 million house in Kingston.

At the Old Bailey today, Arshid appeared via videolink from HMP Belmarsh to deny murder, attempted murder, two counts of kidnapping, two counts of conspiracy to false imprison, possession of a Taser, and two counts of rape.

Co-defendant Vincent Tappu, 28, from Ealing, is accused of helping to kidnap and falsely imprison the women on July 19 this year. He also pleaded not guilty to the charges against him.

Arshid now faces two new charges - which he denies - of sexually assaulting the second woman between November 2008 and November 2010.

At an earlier court hearing, it was said the chain of events leading to Miss Dookhran's death was linked to her Indian Muslim family's disapproval of her relationship with an Arab Muslim man.

Miss Dookhran, who was born in Wandsworth in 1996, recently did the make-up for an A-Level film and has posted multiple tweets about cosmetics tips and brands.

Judge Anthony Leonard QC remanded Arshid and Tappu in custody until a trial which is due to start on January 17 next year.