A man charged with the murder of a model who was stabbed to death has been remanded in custody.
David Gikawa, 38, appeared at Thames Magistrates' Court in London accused of killing Linah Keza while she was at home with her young daughter on July 31.
Ms Keza, 29, was found with stab wounds to her chest at her home in King Edward Road, Leyton, east London, at around 4.30am and was pronounced dead at the scene.
Gikawa spoke only to give his name, date of birth and address, of King Edward Road, Leyton, during the one minute hearing, and will appear next at the Old Bailey on August 6.
Tributes have been paid to the model, who was born in Uganda before moving to Rwanda as a teenager.
She came to the UK more than 10 years ago and graduated from the University of Wolverhampton.
Chairman of the Rwandan Community in London, Patrice Shema, said: "We still can't believe that Linah is gone. You see these things on television but when it happens to you and it's a close friend, that's when the reality hits home.
"Linah has been a very active member of our community. She was such a wonderful girl, very happy, passionate about modelling."
The community is now trying to raise money to have her body flown back to Rwanda when it is released by police.
Ms Keza, who was registered with the AMC Agency, was reportedly a contestant in Miss Africa 2010.
Police watchdog the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) is investigating contact between police and Ms Keza before she died.
The IPCC said officers had contact with her on three separate occasions in the days before she was killed.
IPCC commissioner Jennifer Izekor said: "Our investigation is in the very early stages and we will be making contact with Ms Keza's family to explain our involvement and to answer any questions they may have.
"As a murder investigation is under way, we need to be cautious about information we make public so as not to interfere with the ongoing criminal proceedings.
"We hope to be in a position to outline the IPCC's investigation in due course."
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